GREECE

BY SHANNON BAUER

FLAG• The cross

represents Greek

Orthodoxy. • The blue

represents water • The white

represents the wave crests

PHOTOS OF GREECE

GREECE MAP

GREECEMystras- A abandon city in Greece which is a tourist attractions in Greece.

Samaria Gorge- a national park in Greece

Myrtos Beach- a beach in Greece known for its pretty colors and the white sand

Santorini- volcanic island well known for the veiws

GOVERNMENT

Type-

• constitutional republic

• Parliamentary system

Leaders-

• Alexis Tsipras (prime minister)

• Prokopis Pavlopoulos (president)

Capital-

• Athens

(Beem)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/many-greeces-problems-were-aggravated-eu-312172

QUESTION #1

Should your country leave or stay in the European Union? Why?

• Yes, Greece should leave the European union so they could reunite with Drachma and re-build there economy. Before when Greece was a part of Drachma there economy was strong. When Greece left and united with the European union there economy went down and had many unemployed citizens ("The Case for Greece Staying in the Eurozone").

QUESTION #2

What are the advantages/disadvantages for your country being part of the European Union?

• Greece has some advantages and disadvantages of being a part of the European union. Some advantages of the European union is they get easier access to resources, tourist don’t have to stop for identification well going through the European union. A disadvantage is the financial difficulties, don’t have any power over the rules and laws ("The Case for Greece Staying in the Eurozone").

QUESTION #3

What specific powers will your country give up if becoming part of the EU? Remember: every country is different.

• Greece becoming a part of the European union would give up some of there power, the money they have would have to go into the European Union. Greece would have less power and not be able to make decisions to make there union more structured ("Should Greece Leave the Eurozone?").

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Works Cited

"The Case for Greece Staying in the Eurozone." Greek Economists for Reformcom. M Markis, n.d. Web. 19 May 2015. <http://greekeconomistsforreform.com/public-finance/the-case-for-greece-staying-in-the-eurozone/>.

"Should Greece Leave the Eurozone?" Debating Eourpean, 25 Feb. 2015. Web. <http://www.debatingeurope.eu/2015/02/25/greek-debt/#.VVu-I0v2dFI>.

10 Top Tourist Attractions in Greece. Greece: n.p., 2014. Touropia. 12 Dec. 2014. Web. <http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-greece/>.

Beem, Catlin. "Greece." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 May 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece>.

PICTURE LINKS• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Greece#/media/

File:Flag_of_Greece.svg

• http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-greece/

• http://patimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Greece-Athens-Academy.jpg

• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/greece/map_of_greece.jpg

• http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01296/greece-mykonos3_1296851a.jpg

• http://www.in2greece.com/english/maps/map_of_Greece.jpg