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Athens, Greece By. Journey Bortz
Itinerary I’m going to Athens Greece which is in Europe. My flight will take two days, I leave April 1st but since the flight takes two days I will get there on the 4th. I come back April 19th.I’m staying 16 days due to my flight there. My theme is history. Historic places I will go are the Acropolis of Athens, Parthenon, Ionian Islands and Acropolis Museum.
Hazards Plants Hemlock Water Hemlock Monkshood White Snakeroot Dangerous Animals Poisonous Snakes Catastrophes Earthquakes Human Hazard Exposure to heavy metals, lead, cadmium and mercury. Disease HIV and Heroin
Activities • Souvenirs • Pillows for mom, sister, and me. • Keychain for dad and brother. • The Parthenon • TripolisCathedral • Athens • Santorini Architecture • Acropolis • Meteora • Little Venice • Epidaurus Theater
Contributions to Science The slinky • Created in 1943 • Richard T. James • Some of his men that he worked with didn’t like the idea. • It was an accident as he was developing springs to support sensitive equipment on ships. • It was judged at the 1946 American Toy Fair
Type of Government • Athens, Greece • Population - 10,797,827 • Language – 99% Greek official, • Currency – euro • South Western Europe • Borders – Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey • Constitutional republic, Parliamentary system • President – KarolosPapoulias • Prime Minister – Antonis Samaras • Ancient Greece was made up of city – states