Geography

= Geography = By: Adele

===A numerous portion of the soil in Greece was rocky and terrible for growing wheat. The climet was dry and Greece was almost a desert like place because it got little rain fall. Most of the land in Greece was only for Pasturage. few areas were suitable for growing wheat. Most of their crops had to be dry crops like olives and grapes. An even smaller portion of the land was forest.It had several bays and gulfs as well as a peninsula. The city-state was also in the middle of three continents (Europe, Asia and India) making trading easier. Many islands srounds Greece also making trade a breeze. It gave dept farmers refuge and sailors land for making trade. Most of the land in Greece was very mountainous. Almost all of the mountains in Greece had some Significance to the Greeks. whether they were tided in religiously like Mt.Olympus or they helped greeks economy like Mt.Pentlius either way many of the mountains in Greece meant something to the Greeks. I am sorry to say that I can't even come close to naming all of the mountain ranges in Greece but there are a few that are named in the list below. ===

1. Mt. Pentlius - home of the famous marble
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