GREECE Flashcards

1
Q

Greece is officially named_

A

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

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2
Q

NORTH OF GREECE

A

ALBANIA

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3
Q

EAST OF GREECE

A

TURKEY

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4
Q

SOUTHEAST OF GREECE

A

AEGEAN SEA

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5
Q

SOUTH OF GREECE

A

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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6
Q

WEST

A

Ionian SEA

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7
Q

ISLANDS IN GREECE

A

1,400

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8
Q

ISLANDS INHABITED

A

169

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9
Q

LARGEST ISLANDS IN GREECE

A

CRETE, EVIA

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10
Q

METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL

A

1,500

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11
Q

SOUTHERN HILLS

A

COVERED WITH SHRUBS

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12
Q

CLIMATE OF GREECE IS REGULATED BY_

A

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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13
Q

CAPITAL CITY_

A

ATHENS

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14
Q

LANGUAGE:

A

GREEK

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15
Q

OLDEST LANGUAGE IN EUROPE

A

GREEK

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16
Q

98% OF THE GREEK PEOPLE ARE

A

GREEK ORTHODOX

17
Q

BUT THE REST ARE

A

ROMAN CATHOLIC, JEWISH, MUSLIM FAITHS

18
Q

OCCUR ON JAN 8

A

GYNAIKRATIA

19
Q

ROLES OF THE PPL ARE REVERSED

A

GYNAIKRATIA

20
Q

WOMEN SPEND THE DAY DRINKING COFFEE IN CAFES

A

GYNAIKRATIA

21
Q

LASTS FOR THREE WEEKS IN FEB AND MARCH

A

GREEK CARNIVAL SEASONS

22
Q

PEOPLE DRESS UP IN FANCY COSTUMES AND THERE ARE FEAST, PARADES, DANCES

A

GREEK CARNIVAL

23
Q

MOST SIGNIFICANT FESTIVAL IN GREEK YEAR

24
Q

CANDLELIT PROCESSIONS THROUGH THE STREETS

25
THIS FESTIVAL IS COMMON IN GREECE
SUMMER FESTIVALS
26
BIGGEST FESTIVAL
HELLENIC FESTIVAL
27
MID JUNE TIL LATE SEPTEMBER
HELLENIC FESTIVAL
28
MODERN GREEK MUSIC STYLES, DRAMA PERFORMANCE
HELLENIC FESTIVAL