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1 Italy Afnan Shaheed

2 Location Italy is located in Southern Europe
It has land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia Italy is shaped like a boot

3 Landmarks Amalfi Coast Trevi Fountain Milan Cathedral
Leaning Tower of Pisa Grand Canal Colosseum

4 Leaning tower of pisa Located in Piazza del Duomo
Took over 800 years to completely finish Almost destroyed by Americans in World War II The tower has 294 steps

5 Grand canal Located in Venice, Italy
Largest canal in the city of Venice The Grand Canal divides the city of Venice in to two parts Over 15 million tourists visit Venice each year

6 WHAT IS ITALY KNOWN FOR? Art Culture Food Landmarks Nature

7 FOODS Pasta Polenta Pizza Tiramisu

8 PIZZA Pizza has been around since the 1860s Originates from flatbread
Mostly consists tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese

9 pasta Pasta is a staple food of most Italian cuisine
There are approximately 350 different types of pasta around the world October is National Pasta Month

10 FACTS

11 FACTS The first thermometer was invented by an Italian named Santorio in 1962

12 FACTS Up until 1999 children only had to attend school until
they were 14

13 FACTS Vatican City, In Rome, is the smallest country in the world

14 FACTS Italy is home to Europe’s only three active volcanoes: Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius ETNA VESUVIUS STROMBOLI

15 FACTS Pizza was invented in Naples back in the 1860s

16 ANIMALS Red Fox Brown Bear Eurasian Lynx Maremmana cattle Italian Wolf

17 the Italian wolf National animal of Italy
Also known as the Apennine Wolf, is a subspecies of the Grey Wolf found in the Apennine Mountains in Italy.

18 Eurasian lynx Was considered extinct since the early 20th century
Recently been spotted around central Italy

19 currency €1 = $ 1.36 EURO – CANADIAN DOLLAR

20 climate The climate varies considerably from the north to the south of Italy The climate in north is harsh with very cold winters and very humid summers The winter in south isn’t particularly harsh, summers are the same as other areas in Italy Most of Italy has a Mediterranean type of climate, which has cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Winter temperatures along and near the coasts of southern Italy seldom

21 climate

22 VIDEO

23 BIBLIOGRAPHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvkZWhpzmWs

24 Grazie per la visione


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