Greek Vocabulary and Geography

Three types of landforms can be found within Greece: the mainland, the peninsula, and

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• islands

• deserts

• estuaries

What is a peninsula?

• land surround by water on 3 sides.

• land surround by water on 2 sides.

• land surround by water on all sides.

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Which of these is a drawback(negative) of living by the sea?

• Trade with other cultures

• Food source: fish, birds, animals

• Jobs like shipbuilding and sailing

• protection against enemies

Which word means "a settlement in a distant place"

• Peloponnese

• colony

• agora

• cultural diffusion

A colonist is someone who

• rules an oligarchy

• fights gladiators

• lives in a colony

• bakes bread from wheat

Cultural diffusion is the

• style of government ruled but a king or queen.

• spread of culture to far away areas through contact and trade.

• building of more ships for traders.

• growth of trade on the Silk Road.

What terms means an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws?

• philosophy

• acropolis

• agora

• city-state

The geography of Greece kept many settlements separated from each other. These are called.....

• cupcakes

• isolated communities

• separated villages

• barriers

Why was Greece a difficult location to settle? Pick 2

• All the settlements were too close to each other.

• There were many mountains and seas that separated settlements.

• There were too many Social Studies teachers telling people what to do.

• Most of Greece was covered in deserts and hard to settle.

Geography refers to the

• the arts, musics, traditions, and languages of an area

• the way a settlement rules itself

• the wealth within a community

• physical features of an area