1. Italy

2. Geography Capital City: Rome Population: approximately 60 million
Area: km2
Location: Southern Europe
Mountain Ranges: Alps, Apennine
Major Lake: Garda
Major Islands: Sicily, Sardinia
Climate: Varies between maritime and continental. Higher altitudes have cold and wet winters while coastal areas have mild winters and warm, dry summers.

3. Map of Europe

4. Active Volcanoes Etna, Vulcano, Stromboli, Vesuvius
Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the mainland of Italy.
In 79AD Vesuvius erupted covering the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum killing somewhere between and people people.
Today, close to 3 million people live in the direct vicinity of the volcano (the red zone)

5. Ethnic Groups
Though the majority of citizens in Italy identify as “Italians” the population includes small clusters of German, French, Albanian, Slovenian and Greek ethnic groups.

6. Cultural Baggage
Religion
Sports
Language
Customs & Traditions
Food

7. Religion
Fully 87.8% of Italians identified themselves as Roman Catholic, although only about 35% of these described themselves as active members.

8. Italian Sports Calcio (soccer) Bocce Skiing Cycling Water polo
F1 Motor Racing

9. Italian Language Hello - Ciao (Ciao) Goodbye - Arrivederci
How are you? - Come stai?
Fine, thank you - Bene, grazie
Good Morning - Buon giorno
Good Afternoon - Buon pomeriggio
Good Evening - Buona sera
My name is… - Mi chiamo…

10. Customs & Traditions
It is customary when greeting friends and relatives to give one kiss on each cheek
Most Italians start the day with an espresso or cappuccino

11. Italian Food
Pasta
Pizza
Bruschetta
Panini
Gelato
Wine

12. Quiz What is the capital of Italy? Rome
What active volcano is on the mainland?
Vesuvius
Name 2 Italian sports.
Calcio, bocce, skiing, cycling, water polo, F1
How do you say “Good Morning” in Italian?
Buon giorno
What is the name for Italian ice cream?
Gelato

13. Bibliography http://www.nhitaliansells.com/images/italian-flag-640.jpg
Other Photos by: Leandro Sperduti
Grolier Encyclopedia (Italy)
CIA World Factbook
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