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Geomorphology of Greece
Olga Manouri and Sofia Papadopoulou (school
Doukas School, Athens

DESCRIPTION
Greece is a small country at the edge of the Balkan Peninsula. Its
topography is very complex. This is a very interesting for geologists,
but it isnt in itself powerful knowledge. We do not think learning
lists of topographical features as an end in itself is worthwhile.
Geologists identify four main regions with different terrain: Epirus,
Macedonia, Central Greece and the Aegean islands. We can add the
mountain range of Pindos. Each of the above regions has its own
particular morphological conditions.
The interesting point is how these differences, which includes
climatic as well as topographical features, affect the activities of the
inhabitants. For instance, the agricultural production, transport, the
development of tourism etc. To some extent, the opportunities
available to the inhabitants varies according to the geomorphology
of each region.

DISCUSSION
Greece is a country with a very complex topography. Traditionally,
what makes the geomorphology of the country interesting is the
way that it appears to affects the life and the habits of residents,
such as commercial opportunities, ease of transportation - and even
clothing for it is said that the residents of the mountainous regions
of Epirus and Macedonia wear heavy clothes with dark colours in
order to collect solar radiation to warm up (whilst in the sunny and
windy Aegean islands people wear more colorful and airy clothes).
Modern geography teaches us to be wary of taking this thinking too
far. Can we agree that the agricultural production, the transport,
the development of tourism (even the behavior of the inhabitants) is
determined by the geomorphology of each region?

Environmental determinism is no longer an accepted principle.

Modern geographical thinking requires us to respect different places,
and to realize that sometimes, physical constraints on human
activity are enormous. However, we also know that human ingenuity
is also remarkable: building bridges and tunnels, terracing steep
slopes even making the deserts bloom.
Interestingly however, in the age of the Anthropocene it seems likely
that geographers may once again recognize that the physical
environment is the bottom, bottom line.

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(o.manouri@doukas.gr )

(s.papadopoulou@doukas.gr )

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