GREECE Flashcards

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1
Q

Greece is officially named_

A

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

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2
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NORTH OF GREECE

A

ALBANIA

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3
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EAST OF GREECE

A

TURKEY

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4
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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
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ISLANDS INHABITED

A

169

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9
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LARGEST ISLANDS IN GREECE

A

CRETE, EVIA

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10
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METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL

A

1,500

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11
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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
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LANGUAGE:

A

GREEK

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15
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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

A

EASTER

24
Q

CANDLELIT PROCESSIONS THROUGH THE STREETS

A

EASTER

25
Q

THIS FESTIVAL IS COMMON IN GREECE

A

SUMMER FESTIVALS

26
Q

BIGGEST FESTIVAL

A

HELLENIC FESTIVAL

27
Q

MID JUNE TIL LATE SEPTEMBER

A

HELLENIC FESTIVAL

28
Q

MODERN GREEK MUSIC STYLES, DRAMA PERFORMANCE

A

HELLENIC FESTIVAL