Greece By Sara Campitelli Chiara Torlaschi Phisical map

Greece By Sara Campitelli & Chiara Torlaschi

Phisical map 2

Boundaries and climate • Greece is situated in Eastern Europe, in the end of Balcanic Peninsula • Its boundaries are: • – Albania on the N-W – Macedonia on the N – Bulgaria on the N – Mediterranean Sea on the E, S and W – Turkey on the W The climate is temperate Mediterranean with mild winters and hot dry summers 3

Territory • • • Greece is mostly mountainous, the most important mountains are: – Mount Olympus (2919 m) – Pindus Mountains (2637 m) The major rivers: – Evros River – Loudia River The major lake: – • Prespa Lakes The seas: – Ionian Sea – Sea of Crete – Mediterranean Sea 4

Mountains and rivers Mount Olympus Pindus Mountains Evros river Loudia river 5

Seas Ionian Sea Mediterranean Sea of Crete 6

Population • Population: ~ 10. 768. 000, density 84 ps/km² • Language: Greek, spoken by 99% of population • Religion: 98% of population is Christian Orthodox 4

Major cities • Major Cities: – ATHENS (capital) 3. 252. 000; – Thessaloniki 834. 000 – Patras 210. 000 Athens Patras Thessaloniki 4

History • 2000 B. C. -> Indo-European peoples, including the Mycenaeans, enter Greece. • 1200 B. C. -> Dorians, another Indo-European people, invaded Greece. • 750 B. C. -> classical Greece foundation, the form of government is the city-state • 5 th century B. C. -> peak of Greece civilization • 2 nd century B. C. -> Greece became a Roman province. • 1460 A. C. -> Greece became a province in the Ottoman Empire • 1821 – 1827 A. C. -> Greek war of independence 6

Economy • Agriculture: corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, grapes, tomatoes, wine, wheat, oil, tobacco, potatoes, dairy products, ovine breeding and fishing. • Industries: food and tobacco processing, chemicals and metal products. • Exports: food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles • Imports: machinery, transport equipment, fuels and chemicals • Tourism is very important in Greece, because of its rich history and beautiful beaches. • Currency: euro • Type of government: parliamentary republic

Production Food processing Wine production Olive Imported fuel

Famous places • Famous Places: – Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens – Ionian Islands – Delphi Theatre – Meteora (monasteries that are "suspended in air") – Santorini Meteora Parthenon Santorini Delphi theatre 5

Famous people • Famous People: – Pitagora -> mathematician – Aristotele, Platone -> philosophers – Tsipras -> politician Pitagora – Angelos Charisteas -> football player Angelos Charisteas Tsipras Aristotele Platone 5

Culture • Culture: influences from ancient civilisations (Byzantine, East cultures). • Music: ancient music near the Black sea (Pontos), with the sound of the goat skin bagpipes (Tsampounes) • Food: moussaka, baklava, thick coffee, bughatsa and resinated wine (retsina) 14

Traditional sweet • Bughatsa (Thessaloniki): – Puff pastry – Custard – Roll out the pastry: half spread with cream, put the other half on it – 25 minutes in the oven at 200° – Add sugar and cinnamom – Enjoy your meal! 5