The Mystery Country

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The Mystery Country

• Created By
• Avery Roach

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Ompa!

• During this PowerPoint you will find wonderful
  facts about the most beautiful country I know.

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Five Themes of Geography
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Place
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Can You Guess My Country?

• This country is one of the most visited European
  countries. It is a small country with lots of
  history. It is a very wealthy country and
  spending time with family is very important to
  them. This country created democracy a
  government by the people, power is formed and
  used by all people of the country.

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Did You Guess?

• Greece

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Location
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Foreign Countries and Capitals
Near Greece
Turkey - Capital City - Ankara Italy Capital
- Rome Bulgaria Capital - Sofia
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Where In The World Is Greece?

• Greece is located in southern Europe.
• Its total land area is 131,940 square kilometers
  130,800 square kilometers is land and 1,140
  square kilometers is water.
• Greeces highest point is Mount Olympus 2,918
  meters.
• Its bordering countries are Bulgaria, Macedonia,
  Albania, and Turkey.
• Three major cities in Greece are Athens, Volos,
  and Preveza.
• Mt. Parnitha National Park is located in Athens,
  Greece.
• Greece has only a few rivers Arakhthos,
  Akheloos, Aliakmon, Pinios, and Sperkhios. The
  rivers are short and drop steeply from mountains
  down to narrow plains.
• Most of the rivers dry up in the summer because
  of lack of rain.
  

Greece is located at 31 degrees latitude and 22
degrees longitude
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Human and Environmental Interaction
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Environment

• How It Is Effected Daily
• Motor cycles are driven which causes some air
  pollution.
• Roofs are flat in hopes to collect the rain
  water for household use.
• Sanitation is poor.
• Housing is crowded.
• Athens has a lot of smog outside of the city
  the air is very good.

• How It Is Affected
• Seasonally
• Because of the hot Summers, the houses are
  painted white and the walls are thick to help
  cool the rooms.
• Porches are shaded with vines to provide shade.

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Movement
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Items From Greece

• There are many items manufactured in Greece -
  steel, aluminum, cement, clothing, cotton to make
  clothing, tobacco to make cigarettes, olives to
  make olive oil, petroleum (oil), textiles
  (materials), livestock - cow, sheep, and goats
  (meat and milk), goat and sheep milk is used to
  make yogurt and cheese, wheat, sea sponges,
  garlic, and grapes.

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Production of Manufactured Goods

• Cotton is used to manufacture textiles. A textile
  is a flexible material made up of cotton, linen,
  wool, and other materials. The textiles are
  produced by waving these materials together.
• Yogurt and cheese are manufactured by using goat
  and sheep milk.

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Transportation of Manufactured Goods

• Most factories for making manufactured goods are
  based near Athens. Shipping is an important
  industry in Greece. There are many ports for
  boats to transport manufactured goods to other
  countries. Piraeus, near Athens, is Greeces
  biggest shipping port.

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Regions
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Regions of Greece
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• Facts about Greece Regions
• Athens has a large subway system.
• Greece is a mountainous country with a large
  number of
• people living in Athens.
• Rural regions are underdeveloped and have few
  people
• living there.
• Current regions have existed for hundreds of
  years and
• date back to the time of the Romans.

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Fun Facts About Greece
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Traveling Plans

• When you go to Greece always pack clothing that
  could be worn in tropical weather. its a very
  warm island. If you want to use Greek money you
  should bring 10 dollar bills in US money. Ten
  dollar bills there are almost 5,000 dollars in
  Greek money.

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Yummy!

• If you go to Greece make sure your not a
  vegetarian . Greeks Love Meat! In fact, their
  favorite kind of meat is lamb.

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The Grand Temple

• If you want to learn about Zeus, I suggest you go
  to Greece . Now, I know we all know about our all
  powerful God. Well, Zeus is just like God to
  them.

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Pew-Wee

• Buckle Up! Because when you go to Greece you will
  not have a car. You Will Have To Ride A Burro!
  Other wise known as a donkey. You will have to
  ride it all the time while shopping or going to
  your Inn to sleep.

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The End

• I hope you enjoyed my power point on Greece!