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he most important are the Pindus Mountains, which form the backbone of the Greek mainland, dividing Epirus from Thessaly.
These mountains reappear in the south on the large peninsula of the Peloponnesus, where they divide into several smaller ranges. One of these ranges vanishes under the sea but appears again in the east as the mountains of the islands of Crete, Karpathos, and Rhodes. The mountains of Greece are young from a geological standpoint, and they are still in the building stage. This results in much earthquake activity.
The whole country is affected to some extent, but the Ionian Islands in particular are subject to severe earthquakes. The rivers of Greece have a complex pattern. The climate of Greece is typically Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.
The interior of Greece, including that of the Peloponnesus are colder than along the coast in the winter and snow can lie on the mountains for several months, Northern Greece has a more continental climate than the south and has lower winter temperatures and some rain in summer. The weather is affected by local winds. In summer, winds from the north, known as Etesian winds, blow with considerable force and cause problems for shipping. In the winter, cold winds bring low temperatures to northern Greece, but at the same time winds from Africa bring warmth to Crete. The Greek language comes directly from that of the ancient Greeks.
In particular, the modern literary language has kept many features of ancient Greek, but the spoken language includes words and grammar borrowed from other languages. The typical Mediterranean way of life in the towns and villages is the focus of male activities here the men meet to talk about various topics, of which politics is the most important and the most fervently discussed although women in cities go to tavernas, those in rural areas rarely do in general Greek society is dominated by men, about 70 percent of the population live in cities. The largest city by far is the capital, Athens.
