Their success came from superior strategy and tactics. Geography is just one part of this. The first step was to destroy Persian sea power, which they did at Salamis. Then it was land power which they effected at Plataia.

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On the geographical side:

They used the narrow waterways on either side of the island of Psytallia to channel and split the Persian fleet which they then defeated in detail.
At Plataia they kept to the broken ground to neutralise the Persian cavalry, and were able to defeat the inferior and unsupported Persian infantry.

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