Geography

Question 1

Italian regions

Answer 1

20: Valle D’Aosta, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Basillcata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia

Question 2

Liguria

Answer 2

region, NW; port cities, shipping, industry; capital is Genoa; Italian Riviera beaches; other cities include San Remo, Portofino

Question 3

Genoa

Answer 3

city; capital of Liguria; dense population, industry, shipping, San Lorenzo cathedral

Question 4

Piedmont

Answer 4

Region; capital is Turin; lots of mountains, upper Po River valley; regional economy; industry, farming, and dense population

Question 5

Turin

Answer 5

City; capital of Piedmont; est by Romans, capital for Lombards, Franks, Piedmontese, and briefly Italians; street grid; old university;

Question 6

Lombardy

Answer 6

Region N; most densely populated part of Italy; capital is Milan; lots of lakes (Garda, Como, Maggiore); central Po Valley; lots of farms; commercial hub; other cities Como, Mantua, Pavia, Bergamo

Question 7

Milan

Answer 7

City; capital of Lombardy; financial, industrial center, “second capital”; 1.6 million; The Last Supper, La Scala opera house, Gothic duomo; Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Sforza Palace, first Italian skyscraper

Question 8

Veneto

Answer 8

Region; capital is Venice; other cities Verona, Padua (university); eastern Po valley and delta, also other rivers; commerce, fishing, artisanal crafts

Question 9

Venice

Answer 9

City; capital of Veneto; on Po river delta; canals; 200 marble palaces, Piazza San Marco, Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica; small 330,000

Question 10

Trentono-Alto Adige

Answer 10

Region; small, mountainous, bilingual; capitals Trent (Italian, council of) and Bolzano (German/Italian)

Question 11

Friuli-Venezua Giulia

Answer 11

Region NE; Tagliamento river; port of Trieste; lots of languages; shipping and railroads

Question 12

Emilia-Romagna

Answer 12

Region mid-N; capital Bologna; named after Via Emilia; Po River valley and Apennine mountains; transportation and lots of farming (Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parma hams); cities Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Rimini, Ravenna (capital of Western Roman/Gothic/Byzantine empires)

Question 13

Tuscany

Answer 13

Region mid: Appenine Mountains, Maremma marshes, Tyrrhenian Sea, islands; several rivers, Arno, Tiber, Serchio, winding hard to navigate; woods, mining, lots of olives and wine; some industry, crafts; hill towns; Florence is big city, also Livorno, Pisa, Siena; Leo and Michaelangelo from here

Question 14

Umbria

Answer 14

Region, mid; landlocked; hills, Appenines, Tiber; farming, industry; capital is Perugia, hill town with university; also Todi

Question 15

Florence

Answer 15

City; in Tuscany; Duomo/Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza della Signoria/Palazzo Vechio; Uffizzu, Rucellai; San Lorenzo/Laurentian Library/Medici chapel; San Miniato del Monte;

Question 16

Marche

Answer 16

Region, mid; Appenines, coastal plain on Adriatic; seaside tourism; capital is Ancona, port, shipbuilding, industry

Question 17

Lazio

Answer 17

Region, mid; Appennines, coastal plain, Tiber, Tyrrhenian coast; farming and industries; Rome; largest city, 2.6 million; other cities Tivoli, Ostia

Question 18

Abruzzi

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Region, mid; low pop, lots of mountains, Adriatic coast; Sangro and Vomano rivers; small farms, new industry, tourism; L’Aquila and Pescara

Question 19

Molise

Answer 19

Region, mid-S; used to be part of Abruzzi; Apennines to coast, no natural harbor; mostly farming and beach tourism; capital is Campobasso

Question 20

Campania

Answer 20

Region, mid-S; Tyrrhenian coast and Apennines; historicaly agriculture and shipping, now lots of industry, tourism to Sorrento, Amalfi, Ischia, Capri; includes Paestum and Pompeii, Vesuvius; Capital is Naples

Question 21

Naples

Answer 21

city; capital of Naples; Castel Nuovo, Teatro San Carlo (opera), Capodimonte palace gallery; arrancini and pizza

Question 22

Apulia

Answer 22

region, S; “heel” of the boot; Adriatic coast, beaches, harbors, Salentine Penninsula; capital is Bari; other cities Brintisi (port); Fortore and Ofanto rivers, Lakes Lesina and Varano, cave system; very agricultural, with limited area of industrialization, tourism to beaches and “truli” houses

Question 23

Basilicata

Answer 23

region, S; also Lucania; instep of boot; both Tyrrhenian and Ionian coast; lots of mountains, pastures, forests; very agricultural; low-income; Potenza is capital

Question 24

Calabria

Answer 24

region, S; toe of boot; lots of mountains, forests, and beaches; mostly tourism and agriculture, lowest income in the country; major cities are Catanzaro (silk), Cosenza, Reggio di Calabria; cross Strait of Messina to get to Sicily

Question 25

Sicily

Answer 25

region, S island; largest Mediterranean island and Italian region, fourth most populous; cross Strait of Messina to mainland; Mount Etna volcano; historical agricultural economy, now chemical production; major cities Palermo (port, churches), Agrigento (ancient Greek), Cantania (near Etna), Messina (port), Siracusa (port, ancient Greek)

Question 26

Sardinia

Answer 26

region, N island; between Tyrrhenian and Sardinian Seas, separated from French Corsica (north) by Strait of Bonafacio); Gennargentu mountains; very agricultural, tourism; capital is Cagliari, founded by Carthage, port, architectural sites; also Sassari, agricultural market