Geography of Greece

Question 1

harbor

Answer 1

• a safe place for boats to dock and a place for people to live

Question 2

challenges

Answer 2

• hilly & mountainous
• a few plains in the east (Attica)
• hot summers and wet winters
• Mediterranean climate
• rivers dry in the summer

Question 3

results

Answer 3

• little farm-able (arable) land
• no surplus of grains
• isolated populations
• no large concentration of people

Question 4

adapting

Answer 4

• surrounded by water
• peninsulas, islands, excellent harbors
• became expert sailors and traders
• used their islands to stop for supplies

Question 5

olives and grapes

Answer 5

• grew grains in the eastern plains (Attica)
• traded olive and grape products
• grow well on hills