For Erasmus+ project 'Young Scientists Discover the World' by Lakkoma Primary School

1. GREECE
is our country

2. Where is Greece?

3. Map
•Our country
is Greece. It
is, also,
called
“Hellas”. It
is in the
south-east of
Europe.

4. Map
• It shares borders with
Albania, Northern
Macedonia, Bulgaria
and Turkey.
•It is surrounded by
the Mediterranean Sea,
the Aegean Sea, the
Ionian Sea and the
Cretan Sea.

5. History-Culture
Greece is famous all over the world for its long history
and culture .

6. History-Culture
It is the birthplace of:
• Democracy
• Philosophy
•Drama
•the Olympic Games

7. History-Culture
It is, also, the birthplace of many philosophers such as
Plato, Socrates and Aristotle.

8. A Quote
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9. About
Capital : Athens
Largest City : Athens
Total population of
Greece: almost 11 million
•Almost eleven million people live
in Greece.
•The capital of Greece is Athens.

10. Specific geographic facts about Greece

11. About
Inhabited islands in
Greece : over 127
There are over 127 beautiful islands in
Greece where people live (such as Crete,
Mykonos and Santorini ).

12. About
Total number of Greek
islands: 6,000
•The total number of Greek islands
is almost 6,000 .

13. About
80% of Greece is
mountainous.
•There are, also, a lot of mountains in
Greece.
•As a matter of fact, 80% of Greece
is mountainous.

14. About
Highest mountain :
Olympus
The highest mountain
in Greece is Olympus
which is, also, called
“The Mountain of
Gods”.

15. Our home area
•We live in
Chalkidiki.
Chalkidiki is in the
northern
part of Greece.

16. Our home area
• People have lived in
Chalkidiki since the
Paleolithic period.
The cave of Petralona

17. Chalkidiki is very popular among
tourists because there are
beautiful beaches and great
summer resorts in it.
It is, also, very
famous for its olives,
honey and wine

18. History
Chalkidiki is an important
centre of the Eastern
Orthodox Religion.
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19. History
In Athos, the third
peninsula of Chalkidiki ,
there are twenty
monasteries.
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20. Notes
•We love our
country very
much…
…and we
are very
happy to live
in it.

21. This Presentation is Prepared by...
the pupils of the Fifth grade of
Lakkoma Primary School
Young Scientists Discover the World