Geography Quiz

What is a peninsula?

• Land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
• Land surrounded by water on all sides.

What is an island?

• Land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
• Land surrounded by water on all sides.

What are earth steps?

• Steps cut into the earth to make hiking easier.
• Man-made steps cut into the earth for planting purposes.

Greece is a mountainous country. What was a POSITIVE of being surrounded by mountains?

• Mountains provided protection from invaders from other countries and city-states.
• Mountains made farming easier because they provided rich soil.

Mountains impacted the ancient Greeks in many ways. What was a NEGATIVE of being surrounded by mountains?

• Mountains isolated the city-states of Greece making it difficult for them to become one united country.
• Mountains protected them from attacks by other countries.

Greece is a country with no major rivers which made farming difficult for the ancient Greeks.

• True
• False

How did farmers meet the challenges of infertile land?

• They used levees to irrigate their fields using water from the rivers.
• They built earth-steps and grew crops (grapes and olives) and used animals that were better in mountainous terrain.

Why was access to the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?

• The seas allowed for transportation and trade with other civilizations.
• The water from the seas was used for farming.

What was the primary reason why the ancient Greeks started colonies?

• They wanted to take over the world.
• They needed farm land and resources in order to help their population survive.

The Mediterranean climate allowed the ancient Greeks to spend a lot of time outdoors and build structures that were open.

• True
• False