Greece Climate, Landforms, And Biomes

Chapter 2: Climate, Landforms, and Biomes Greece has an interesting physical characteristics such as Mount Olympus. It is the highest mountain in Greece, which is 9,573 feet (2,918 m) tall. Its highest peak is the Mytikas. According to the Greek mythology, there are twelve Olympian gods lived in this mountains. About four-fifth of Greece was cover with mountains and hills. The major mountain ranges of Greece is Pindus Mountains. It was located more in the northern Greece. Pindus Mountains run down the mainland from northwest to southwest, dividing the country into two parts. In the north, the Rhodope Mountains separates Greece from Bulgaria. Greece’s longest river is the Aliakmon. It run from the Albanian border through the
At the northern part of the country, it has freezing winters. The weather was temperate. The average temperature at southern coastal where Athens is, is 44°F (7°C) at the minimum and 55°F (13°C) at the maximum during January. It average precipitation is 1.9 inches during January and 0.2 inch during July. In July, the average temperature at southern coastal (Athens) is 73°F (23°C) at the minimum and 89°F (27°C) at the maximum. On the northern mainland where Thessaloniki is, the average temperature there is 34°F (1°C) at the minimum and 48°F (9°C) at the maximum in January. In July, the average temperature is 66°F (19°C) to 88°F (1°C to 31°C) at the northern mainland (Thessaloniki). It average precipitation is 1.6 inches in July and 0.9 inch in January. In Crete, where Iraklion is, the average temperature from minimum is 48°F (8°C) to the maximum is 58°F(14°C) in January. The average temperature in July is 72°F (22°C) to 83°F (28°C). The average precipitation is 3.7 to 0
Greece has many other kinds of animals live in or near sea. It includes loggerhead turtles, shrimp, mussels, crabs, octopuses, and more than 200 identified varieties of fish. There were also other animals live in Greek seas such as swordfish, squid, and the Mediterranean monk seal, which is an endangered species. The endangered species included 10 species of mammals, 10 species of birds, 8 species of reptiles, 5 species of amphibians, 75 species of fishes, 63 species of mollusks, 27 species of other invertebrates, and 55 species of plants. The total of endangered species is 16,194,277 species. Mice, bats, and shrews are several of endangered species. On the coast, there were pelicans, storks, and egrets live there. In mountain regions and forests, it has a variety of big animals live there. Wild boars, brown bears, red deer, golden jackals, and a few wolves can be found in forest areas. Chamois and idex (two kinds of mountains goats) can be found in mountains and a rare species of white goats lives on the island of