Greece

Nice Job!  Melanie Cucunato

Q.) What is the absolute and relative location? A.) The absolute location is 39 00 N and 22 00 E. The relative location is Greece is between Turkey and Albania. The three seas that surround Greece are the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. It is also located in Southern Europe.

Q.) What is the economic system and support your answer. A.) I think Greece has a Mixed Economy. I think this because Greece's economy grew 4% due to infrastructural spending by holding the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. However, the new growth dropped in 2008 2.9%. This happened because of the world financial crisis and the tightening credit conditions. Because of this, the government was forced to grapple and cut government spending, the size of public sector, and reforming labor and pension.

Q.) What is a valuable resource? A.) A valuable source in Greece are the bodies of oceans and rivers around them. Without the waters, Greece would not be able to trade their goods. This would make the Greek Economy very insufficient because without exports, the country makes no money, that would cause a depression in Greece.

Q.) What is the Standard of Living in Greece? A.) The standard of living in Greece is made up a lot from tourists. Also, there is a big service industry for example hair cutters, hotels, grocery stores, etc. In Greece's GDP, 13% is its manufacturing sector. $0% is it's public sector. 10% is it's construction. 7% is finally it's last sector which is agriculture. The Greek labor force is now up to 4.9 million. Of that 4.9 million, 1/5 of it is all immigrants.

Q.) What are some additional interesting facts about Greece? A.) What I think is very interesting in Greece are the Greek Gods and Goddesses. Some of them are Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty. Apollo, the Greek God of sun and music. Ares, the Greek God of war. Hades, the Greek God of the underworld. Zeus, the King of Gods and of all mankind. Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea. Also, there is Hera, the Greek Goddess of family. These are only seven of fourteen Greek Gods and Goddesses. Each one with there own unique equality.

Q.) Explain an ancient civilization that once was in Greece. A.) There were many ancient civilizations in Greece, but to only pick one was hard. So, to solve my problem, i picked my favorite civilization: Sparta. In sixth grade we learned about Athens and Sparta. Sparta really captured my eye because I liked that there were equal rights. Sparta was found by the Dorian invasions. After the invasions, there was a very strict dominions. Unlike Athens, Sparta had a monarchy, was very military obligated, democracy, and timocrachy all rolled into one big civilization. Unlike Athens also, the women of Sparta were taught reading and writing. They also had to be tough in order to protect themselves. In most Greek civilizations, women aren't allowed to own property, however, in Sparta, they are given that privilege. Women had many rights, and many of there rights were equal to men. I think, that is the best way a civilization can make both sexes equal.

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