Diane Godfrey

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Cyprus

• Diane Godfrey
• Pueblo Middle School
• Chandler, Arizona
• dgodfr_at_kyrene.org

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Pafos Gate - Walled City of Nicosia
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Pentadaktylos (Five Finger Mountains)
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Buffer Zone
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Beaches and Resorts
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Solar Engery
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Picturesque Villages
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ancient civilizations
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Roman Ruins
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Mosaics
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Kyrenia Castle
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Bellapais Abbey
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Salamis
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Painted Church in the Troodos Moutains
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Castle Kolossi
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Village in the mountains
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Mustafa Pasha Mosque (St. Nicholas Cathedral)
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Old Nicosia
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Cyprus
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Areas on the Earth that share similar
characteristics
Regions

• Physical Regions
• Mountains
• Climate
• Vegetation

• Cultural Regions
• Language
• Religions Beliefs
• Customs

Can you think of others?
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Physical Region

• Located near the Mediterranean Sea
• This area has similar climate
• Similar vegetation

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Cultural Regions

• Because of political differences the island is
  now divided in two.
• The Green Line (the United Nations Buffer Zone)
  separates the two regions.

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Greek Cypriots live on the south portion of the
island.
Turkish Cypriots live on the northern one-third
of the island.
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• The Turkish Republic of Cyprus (Northern Cypress
  is not a recognized country-but under the
  military control of Turkey.
• Since 2003 Cypriots can pass through the zone
  from one side to the other.

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Place

• WHAT IS IT LIKE THERE?

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Characteristics

• Physical Nature
• Human Culture

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Major Landforms
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An Island (3rd largest in Mediterranean Sea)
Kyrenia Range
Mesaoria a broad fertile plain
Troodos Massif
Mediterranean Sea
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land
Team
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Forest covers 32 of the island
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Coastal Valleys good soil for agriculture
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The Climate of Cyprus
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Mediterreanean Climate

• Summers hot and dry
• Winters mild and rainy

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Driest Island in the Mediterranean
Rainfall
The average annual rainfall for the island as a
whole is about 500 mm (about 19 inches).
Courtesy of http//www.protonique.com/cyprus_water
/files/natres.htm
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Cyprus averages 326 days of sunshine a year
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• Snow does fall in the mountains in the winter

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Religion
Food
Human Characteristics
Customs
Language
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Ethnicity defines the lives of Cypriots
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Greek Orthodox
Religion of 80 of population of Cyprus (Greek
Cypriots)
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Greek Orthodox Church
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Muslims

• 18 of the population of Cyprus
• Inhabit Northern Cyprus

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Mosque
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English is widely spoken and taught in school
Languages
Tesekkür ederim thank you
Turkish spoken by Turkish Cypriots
Nasilsiniz? How are you?
Greek is language of Greek Cypriots
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Foods of Cyprus
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Halloumi Cheese a Cyprus Specialty
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Meze little delicacies
As many as 30 small plates of food.
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Shoushoukko candy made from grape juice
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A brinki is used to make coffee
Coffee
Frappe
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Olive Oil Production
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Way of Life Rural
Villages, small towns, and countryside
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Agriculture
Potatoes
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Mountain Goats
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Self-Sufficient
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Nicosia (Lefkosia) the capital of Cyprus
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Coastal City
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Tourism
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Customs in Cyprus
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Many Shared Customs
Greek Cypriots
Turkish Cypriots
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Family
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• Most shops close daily from 200-500 in the
  afternoon.

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Backgammon
Coffee Shops
and
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Dancing
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Market
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Folk Crafts of Cyprus
Lacemaking
Woodworking
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Festivals
Hardly a week goes by in Cyprus without a
festival or religious celebration.
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NAME DAY

• Greek Cypriot Tradition
• From the Greek Orthodox custom of baptizing child
  after a saint.
• When church is celebrating a saint, anyone with
  the same name as the saint celebrates his/her
  name day.
• Big party held on the Saint Day for which you are
  named.
• More important than your birthday

St. Barbara
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Cyprus as a Nation

• Cyprus gained independence from Great Britain in
  1960.
• Civil unrest in 1974 resulted in the Turkey
  sending troops to protect Turkish Cypriot
  interests.
• The Turkish intervention resulted in the
  displacement of over 100,000 Turkish and Greek
  Cypriots the Turkish Cypriots to the north and
  Greek Cypriots to the southern portion of the
  island.
• Turkey still maintains a large military presence
  on the island.
• Efforts to resolve the conflict with the help of
  the United Nations have been underway for many
  years.