WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Greece is a mostly mountainous country with a very long coastline, filled with peninsulas and islands. The climate can range from semi-desert to cold climate mountain forests.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even though the country is famous for its islands and seas, some 80 percent of its landmass is mountainous. At one end of the backbone of Greece are the peaks of Varnountas and Grammos and at the other the Pindos range and legendary Olympus, just north of verdant Pelion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mainland has rugged mountains, forests, and lakes, but the country is well known for the thousands of islands dotting the blue Aegean Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Ionian Sea to the west.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of Greece is covered with steep mountains. Mount Olympus is the highest, rising about 9, 500 feet above sea level. The rest of Greece is made up of lowlands along its many miles of coastline.