Geographic Themes of Greece
LOCATION
o Absolute
- Latitude: 3900 North
- Longitude: 2200 East of the prime meridian
Relative Location
o Spatial:
- borders the countries Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Borders the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea
Relative Location
o Direction and Distance
- 6241 miles NE of Dallas, Texas
- 324 miles S of Sofia, Bulgaria
- 457 miles SSW of Bucharest, Romania
- 646 miles ESE of Rome, Italy
Size: Greece = Alabama
Mercator Map of Greece ca. 1598
Conic Map of Greece
o Equidistant Conic Projection
Planar Map of Southern Europe
o Using azimuthal equidistant projection
PLACE
Physical Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
o LAND USE
- 8% permanent crops
- 41% permanent pastures
- 20% forest and woodlands
- 19 % arable land
- 12% other use
Vegetation
o Olive Trees
o Capers
o Grapes
o Grasses
o Fig Trees
o Lemon Trees
o Cypress Trees......
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