I'm
not sure if the question is asking about modern day Greece or ancient Greece. Obviously the
geography between the two time periods won't be different, but geographic difficulties that
ancient Greeks suffered are not as drastic with modern day tools. The question is categorized
in the history section of so I am going to assume an ancient Greek time period is
preferred.
Greece is a peninsula. The huge advantage to that is access to
water. In addition to simply being a peninsula, Greece's coastline has many accessible harbor
locations. Having good harbors and water access is good for trade, and trade brings economic
stability. Additionally, the water access provides a stable fishing ground to provide food to
people.
Greece is also quite mountainous. That makes it a difficult
country for attackers to invade. It's not easy terrain. However, that mountainous terrain is
also a disadvantage. It is tough terrain for attackers, and it's also tough terrain for the
Greeks. The mountains make trade within Greece's borders difficult. The mountains also make
communication from city to city slow. Lastly, because so much of Greece is rocky, mountainous
terrain, there isn't a lot of fertile soil. This forces Greece to be very dependent on trade.
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