Location Climate and Natural Resources of Italy Unit

Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of Italy Unit 1 Notes

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Italy’s Location s Long, boot-shaped peninsula surrounded on 3 sides by the Mediterranean Sea s Alps form the northern border s Apennine Mountains run from the Alps to the sea s 2 islands, Sardinia & Sicily, are part of the

Italy’s Climate s Temperate (mild) climate with regional differences s Coastal areas have mild winters and warm, dry summers s Mountains have cold, wet, and snowy winters and humid summers

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Italy’s Natural Resources s Has few mineral resources: natural gas, marble, granite, coal, mercury, zinc, and potash s Arable land is important (26% fertile land) s small farms cover much of the country s Grapes & olives are important crops s There are more than 800 ports for fishing boats

Where People Live s Population: 58, 000 s Land Area: 116, 320 sq mi s 7 out of 10 Italians live in urban areas (Rome, Naples, Milan, & Turin) s About half of the people live in the most northern 1/3 rd of the country!

Trade s Apennine Mountains are like a backbone across Italy s They affect where people live & how they transport people and goods s Location on the Mediterranean Sea helps trade with other countries s Has a long history of shipping goods to countries in Africa, Europe, & Asia

Rome, Italy

Coliseum in Rome

Trevi Fountain in Rome

Cinque Terre

Venice

Why so Expensive?

St Mark’s Square in Venice

Bridge of Sighs in Venice

Saint Croce Michelangelo & Galileo are buried here.

Basilica of St Francis

Countryside

Vatican City

The Ruins of Pompeii