Advanced Geography . greatly worn, likethose which overlook the plain of Marathon. The broken coastline of Greece,and the many bordering islands,show that this land has beenpartly drowned. Most of theseislands are spurs from the Pin-dus range, not wholly covered bywater. Some of the islands areof volcanic origin. The southern part of Greece is a peninsula having a very narrow neck known as the isthmus of Corinth. A ship canal has been cut through this isthmus. The small raisins of Greece are called currants, — a corruption of the word Corinth. Currants are the most valuable product which Greec
Advanced Geography . greatly worn, likethose which overlook the plain of Marathon. The broken coastline of Greece,and the many bordering islands,show that this land has beenpartly drowned. Most of theseislands are spurs from the Pin-dus range, not wholly covered bywater. Some of the islands areof volcanic origin. The southern part of Greece is a peninsula having a very narrow neck known as the isthmus of Corinth. A ship canal has been cut through this isthmus. The small raisins of Greece are called currants, — a corruption of the word Corinth. Currants are the most valuable product which Greece sends to other countries. Many years ago the Greeks were famous for theirlearning and for their works of art. They built grandtemples in which they placed beautiful statues madeof marble or of ivory and gold. Many of the marblestatues and the ruins of some of their temples stillexist. The most famous temples were built on afortified hill known as the Acropolis, in Apollo Belvedere. Leaning Tower ol 69. The Plain of Hungary. Where does the Danube river rise ? Describe itscourse. Name a mountain range on the north of theDanube basin. Name a range on the south. The Carpathian mountains partly divideHigh Europe from Low lowland part of the Danube basin which lies south-west of the Carpathian mountains is known as the plainof Hungary. This is a young plain which was formerly thebed of a leadingproducts aresugar beetsand plain ofHungary sup-ports nearlyone fourth asmany people as there are in the United States. The Danube and itsbranches form a water way to almost every part of theplain. The main river affords an outlet eastward. The Danube leaves the plain of Hungary at the place wherethe inclosing ranges on the eastern side of the old lake basin arelowest. The river has there cut a long gorge across the gorge is known as the Iron Gate. See picture, page 77. 1 On the highest part of this hill stood the Parthenon. — grand
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