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Geography of Greece

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Ancient Greeks exist?

a)

400 years ago

b)

4000 years ago

c)

40 years ago

2.

The Greeks were a _________ civilization that lived in southeastern Europe.

a)

Powerful

b)

Weak

3.

The country was split into differents region by _______.

a)

Mountains

b)

Rivers

4.

The ____________ linked major cities together.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

5.

The _________ of Greece impacted Greek culture. It also allowed Greeks to develop the most _________ society of their day.

a)

geography, advanced

b)

politics, weak

c)

map, important

6.

Greece is a peninsula, which is _______.

a)

land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

an island surrounded by water on all sides

7.

Greece is surrounded by the ____________.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

8.

The ________________ borders Greece to the east.

a)

Aegan Sea

b)

Ionian Sea

9.

The __________ borders Greece to the west.

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Ionian Sea

10.

An _________ is a skinny piece of land that connects two bigger pieces of land.

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

island

11.

_________ is one of the biggest islands to the south of Greece.

a)

Crete

b)

Peloponnesus

12.

_________ cover most of Greece.

a)

Mountains

b)

Rivers

13.

Mount Olympus was located in _____________ Greece.nor

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

western

14.

Greece was divided into ___________ because of its geography and size.

a)

city-states

b)

states

c)

cities

15.

The climate in Greece was ______ for most of the year.

a)

Hot

b)

Cold

c)

Mild

16.

Is this statement True or False? : Greece is covered in mountains, surrounded by seas, and has very few rivers.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What were the four geographic regions of Greece? Hint: #5

a)

Peloponnesus, Central Greece, Northern Greece, Greek Islands

b)

Crete, Central Greece, Northern Greece, Greek Islands

c)

Northern Greece, Southern Greece, Eastern Greece, Western Greece

18.

Why wasn't Greece united under one government? Hint: #4

a)

It was too big to be united.

b)

The seas were dangerous.

c)

They didn't want to be united.