Words to Know!!Lesson 1:The Geography of Italy
Words to Know!!
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Rome Click on the word Rome to see a map of the Roman Empire |
Rome is the former center of both the ancient Roman Republic and the Roman empire; capital of present-day Italy; 42 degrees N/12 degrees E |
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Click on the work Sicily to see a map of Sicily |
Sicily is an island in the Mediterranean Sea off the southwest tip of the Italian peninsula |
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Click on the word Alps to see pictures of the Swiss and Austrian Alps |
The Alps are Europe's highest mountains, extending in an arc from the Mediterranean coast to the Balkan peninsula |
Apennine Mountains |
The Apennine Mountains form a giant "backbone" through the Italian peninsula. Their towering height makes it difficult to travel across the peninsula. The Apennines also lack rich soil, so there is more sheep herding than farming on the mountainsides. |
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Click on the word Latium to read some interesting info about the Latium plain in Italy! |
Italy has a number of fertile plains. One important plain, Latium, is located on the west coast of central Italy. |
| Tiber River |
The Tiber River runs through the center of the Latium plain. The Tiber River is a river flowing southward from north-central Italy across the Latium plain, and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. |
Questions you should be able to answer about the Geography of Rome
Use Lesson 1: pages 224-227 to help you
1. The Italian peninsula is part of what continent?
2. Italy is shaped like a _____________.
3. The island to the west of Italy is called ___________.
4. What mountain range forms a giant "background" through the Italian peninsula?
5. What fertile plain is located on the west coast of central Italy?
6. What river runs through the center of the Latium plain?
7. According to a Roman legend, what two brothers founded the city of Rome?
8. Why was the location of Rome a good place for a city?
9. What were some crops that were grown in the Latium plain?
10. What were the causes of farmers' success at growing grapevines in Italy?
11. What army conquered much of the Italian peninsula, including Rome, in 575 B.C.?
12. In 509 B.C. who overthrew the Etruscan king?
Pictures about the geography of Rome:
Mediterranean
Sea
Hannibal
