Greece had a rough land with lots of mountains. Egypt was flat with mostly deserts.
Italy is a peninsula; it is centrally located on the continent (shape of a boot); city of Rome is the center of Italy.
As a peninsula, Greece is surrounded by oceanic waters which teem with life. The oceans are also an ancient source of salt.
The Apennines is the name of the mountain range that runs down the center of Italy. It runs the entire north-south extent of the Italian peninsula. In the north, it therefore meets the Alps of Europe.Its name in Italian is 'Appennini', which is pronounced 'ahp-pehn-NEE-nee'. It takes its name from the original Latin 'Appenninus'. The Latin proper noun in turn came from the Latin word 'penne' for 'quill, feather', which was in reference to the range's shape.
Athens is located on the peninsula of Attica.
Mainland Greece is on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. Known also as the Peninsula of Haemus.
Balkan peninsula
Greek geography has much to do with the way early Greeks lived. Mainland Greece lies on the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Greek geography has much to do with the way early Greeks lived. Mainland Greece lies on the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
Sparta is located on the southern part of the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece.
The Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan Peninsula.