Athens and Central Greece

The Athens and Central Greece ‘Key’ allows children to investigate the inter-relationship between physical and human geography and what it is like to live and work in one of the oldest cities in the world.
 
Your pupils will learn all about…
	
Athens and Central Greece- a region in a European country
	
The physical geography of Athens
	
Athens today
	
The human geography of Athens
	
Tourism and Athens
 
And will love the engaging worksheets and activities looking at…
	
Locating Greece and its regions, main settlements and physical features using maps, atlases and computer mapping
	
The Acropolis and Mount Lycabettus  to show the relief of the land
	
How Athens is coping with its new popularity and discussing the statement ‘Tourism is good for Athens.’
	
What people do and where they work in Athens
 
Which in turn will help them to..
	
Begin to describe the physical features of the region
	
Correctly label a section through the Acropolis
	
Understand how local people feel about the advantages and disadvantages of tourism
	
 Name the types of jobs people do and explain the nature of the region and how it affects the types of jobs found in the area