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

2. Ready to learn about Italy?!

3.  Click here to view the video clip about Italy’s flag.

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

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

7.  Click here to view the video clip on Italy’s climate.

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

9. Where People Live  Population: 58,000,000  Land Area: 301,340 sq km  7 out of 10 Italians live in urban areas (Rome, Naples, Milan, & Turin)  About half of the people live in the most northern 1/3 rd of the country!  Population: 58,000,000  Land Area: 301,340 sq km  7 out of 10 Italians live in urban areas (Rome, Naples, Milan, & Turin)  About half of the people live in the most northern 1/3 rd of the country!

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

11. Rome, Italy

12. Coliseum in Rome

13. Trevi Fountain in Rome

14. Cinque Terre

15. Venice

16. Why so Expensive?

17. St Mark’s Square in Venice

18. Bridge of Sighs in Venice

19. Saint Croce Michelangelo & Galileo are buried here.

20. Basilica of St Francis

21. Countryside

22. Vatican City

23. Ms. Barber and Ms. Bennett in Florence!

24. The Ruins of Pompeii

25. Italy Postcard!  Your Task: Imagine that you are on a trip to Italy.  Write a postcard to a friend back home in the United States about your trip.  BACK: You will need to describe at least 3 things that you learned about Italy.  FRONT: please draw an illustration that depicts Italy.  Your Task: Imagine that you are on a trip to Italy.  Write a postcard to a friend back home in the United States about your trip.  BACK: You will need to describe at least 3 things that you learned about Italy.  FRONT: please draw an illustration that depicts Italy.