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Geography Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest part of Central Italy?

A

Toscana

NW Italy 42nd and 44th Parallel

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What are the islands called off of Toscana and what is the largest?

A

Archipelago Toscano

Isola d’Elba is the largest

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3
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What is the topography of Toscana?

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Majority hilly (67%) with vineyards planted 150-550m (Coastal Hills 150m & Inland Hills 500m)

Mountains (25%) represented by Northern Apennines

Plains (8%) - small and alluvial mostly on coast and rivers

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What is the Maremma? What are its 3 areas?

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Historic-geographic area

Shared with Lazio (Viterbo Province)

3 areas

1. Tuscan (or Alta) Maremma

2. southern Tuscan (Maremma Grossetana) - this is considered the real Maremma

3. Maremma Laziale

Once a marshland, drained and reclaimed land

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5
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Name the Tuscan Rivers North to South?

A

Arno River (north)

Ombrone River (south)

Orcia River (south and tributarty of Ombrone)

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6
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What are the mountains located in Italy?

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Alpi Apuane (Northern Tuscany)

Pratomagno - range where Arno River starts

Monte Amiata - SE or Montalcino and protects area from humidity, storms and hail

Northern Apennines - protects cool currents from the north and rain barrier for central-south part of the region

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7
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Where does Toscana rank within Italy

  1. under vine and
  2. production
  3. DOC
  4. DOCGs
  5. DOC+DOCGs
A
  1. Under vine #4
  2. Production #7
  3. DOC #2
  4. DOCG #3

5 DOC+DOCG #2

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8
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Montagna Grande

A

800m

Pantelleria DOC, Sicilia

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When is the most rainfall in Toscana and where is it wettest and driest

A

Autumn and winter with November the wettest month and July the driest

Central and Southern region of Toscana are the driest (Maremma, Elba, Crete Senesi, part of Val d’Orcia and east Val di Chiana) drought a potential problem

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10
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What island impacts the rains in central-south Toscana

A

Corsica Island

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11
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Is snow common in the Apennines

A

Yes

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12
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Where is it hottest in Toscana

A

S Maremma, Islands and Tuscan Coast

Inland cooler with higher diurnal

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13
Q

Describe the Historic Sub-Regions of Campania and which Respective Provinces they are associated with?

A

Sannio = Benevento BIGGEST WINE PRODUCING

Iripnina = Avelino

Cilentto = Salerno

Terra di Lavoro = Caserta and part of Lazio

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14
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Describe Toscana soils

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Galestro - cumbly claey, schist rock with sharp edges and tends to flake (Chianti Classico, Rufina, Montalcino)

Alberse - fine grained, calcareous marl - central & southern part of Chianti Classico (Castellina)

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15
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North Apennines

Alpi Apuane

Mt Amiata

Pratomango

A

Mountains in Toscana

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16
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Central Apennines

Sub Apennines (west)

Monti Martani

Val Tiberina (bisects region)

A

Mountains in Umbria

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17
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Monte Cònero

Central Apennines

A

Mountains in Marche

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18
Q

Central Apennines

Massif Gran Sasso (N. 3000m)

Massif Maiella

Monti Della Laga (Lazio/Marche border)

A

Mountains in Abruzzo

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19
Q

Central Apennines

VOLCANOES

Volsini

Cimini

Sabatini

A

Volcanoes in Lazio

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20
Q

Southern Apennines

Mt Vesuvio

Mt Cervialto

Mt Cervati

Mt Taburno

A

Mountains / Volcanoes in Campania

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21
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Southern Apennines (APPENNINO LUCANO)

Mt Vulture

A

Mountains in Basilicata

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22
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Southern Apennines

A

Mountains in Molise

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23
Q

Gargano Promontory (“Spur” 1,000m)

Tavoliere - 2nd largest Plain

Murge

Salento “Heal”

A

Mountains/Plains in Puglia

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24
Q

Southern Apennines

Massif of Pollino

Catena Costiera

The Sila

The Aspromonte

A

Mountains in Calabria

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25
Q

Sicilian Apennines

Mt Etna (3000m) HIGHEST IN EUROPE

Mt Iblei

Mt Volcano

Mt Stromboli

A

Mountains in Sicilia

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26
Q

Gennargentu Massif (in east)

Monti Ala (NE)

Monte Limbara (NE)

Campidano Plain

A

Mountains/Plains in Sardinia

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27
Q

Arno

Ombrone

Orcia

Aso

A

Rivers of Toscana

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28
Q

Tevere (Tiber)

Chiascio

Paglia

LAKE Trasimeno (near Tuscany) 4th largest

Lake Corbara (Lazio-manmade)

A

Rivers and Lakes in Umbria

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29
Q

Fogia - Metauro

Misa - Esino

Potenza - Chienti

Tronto - Aso

A

Rivers in Marche

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30
Q

Aterno-Pescara (longest)

Sangro

Tordino

Vomano

Tronto

A

Rivers of Abruzzo

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31
Q

Tevere (Tiber)

LAKES

Bolsena

Vico

Bracciano

A

Rivers / Lakes of Lazio

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32
Q

Volturno River

Calore River (Calore Irpino)

A

Campania

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33
Q

Bradano

Basento

Agri

A

Rivers of Basilicata

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34
Q

Biferno River

A

Molise River

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35
Q

Ofanto River

Fortore River

Cervaro River

A

Rivers of Puglia

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36
Q

Crati River

Neto River

A

Rivers of Calabria

37
Q

Solso River

Simeto River

Belice River (near Marsala)

A

Rivers in Sicilia

38
Q

Tavolara (N)

San Pietro & Sant’Antioco (SW)

Asinara

Maddalena Archipelago

A

Islands Sardegna

Tavolara - Gallura

San Pietro & Sant’Antioco - Sulcis

39
Q

Tirso River

A

Rivers in Sardegna

40
Q

Abruzzo Mountains?

A

Divided into 3

Very narrow coast

Amphitheater-like mountains

41
Q

Abruzzo Soils

A

High Clay Content

Inland Hills - sandstone, marl

Coast- calcareous

Low Coast hills - clay/sand/gravel

42
Q

Firenze

Siena

Lucca

A

Toscana

43
Q

Etruscans

A

Toscana

44
Q

Perugia

Montefalco

Spoleto

Terni

Orvieto

A

Umbria

45
Q

Umbri

Etruscans

A

Umbria

46
Q

Ancona

Macerata

Pesaro

Urbino

Fermo

A

Marche

47
Q

Piceni

Senones

A

Marche

48
Q

Pescara

Teramo

l’Aquila

Chieti

A

Abruzzo

49
Q

Acqui

Samnites

Piceni

A

Abruzzo

50
Q

Italic

A

Lazio

51
Q

Roma

Rieti

Latina

Frosinone

Viterbo

A

Lazio

52
Q

Napoli

Caserta

Benevento

Avelino

Salerno

A

Campania

53
Q

Greeks - Magan Graecia Center

A

Campania

54
Q

Potenza

Matera

A

Basilicata

55
Q

2 coastlines (Ionia & Tyrrhenian)

A

Basilicata

Calabria

56
Q

Lucania

A

Basilicata

57
Q

Campobasso

Isernia

A

Molise

58
Q

Italic Samnites

A

Molise

59
Q

Bari

Foggia

Taranto

Lecce

Brindisi

A

Puglia

60
Q

Cantanzaro

Cosenza

Reggio Calabria

A

Calabria

61
Q

Iapygian

Greeks

A

Puglia

62
Q

Greeks

Krotos

Rhegion

A

Calabria

63
Q

Siculi

Phoenicians

A

Sicilia

64
Q

Palermo

Marsala

Enna

Ragusa

Catania

Siracusa

A

Sicilia

65
Q

Nuraghi

A

Sardegna

66
Q

Italy’s largest region?

A

Sicilia

67
Q

Italy’s 3rd largest region?

A

Sardegna

68
Q

Bocche di Bonifacio

A

Straits between Sardegna and Corsica

69
Q

Mt Epomeo

A

Ischia - volcano

70
Q

Castellina

Gaiole

Radda

Greve

Panzano

A

Villages included in the 1716 Bando Edict

71
Q

Val di Chiana

A

Splits Montepulciano wine growing area east and west

72
Q

Montefalco

Bevagna

Gualdo Cattaneo

Castel Ritaldi

Giano dell’Umbria

A

The 5 villages of Montefalco (220-400m)

Lacustrine soils with yellow sand

73
Q

What is Italy’s 3rd largest island?

A

Elba

74
Q

What surrounds Toscana?

A

Liguria

Emilia Romagna

Marche

Umbria

Lazio

75
Q

What surrounds Umbria?

A

Toscana

Marche

Lazio

76
Q

What surrounds Lazio?

A

Emilia Romagna

Toscana

Umbria

Lazio

Abruzzo

77
Q

What surrounds Abruzzo?

A

Marche

Lazio

Molise

78
Q

What surrounds Lazio?

A

Toscana

Umbria

Marche

Abruzzo

Molise

Campania

79
Q

What surrounds Campania?

A

Lazio

Molise

Puglia

Basilicata

80
Q

What surrounds Basilicata?

A

Campania

Puglia

Calabria

81
Q

What surrounds Molise?

A

Lazio

Abruzzo

Campania

Puglia

82
Q

What surrounds Puglia?

A
83
Q

What surrounds Calabria?

A

Basilicata

technically Sicily by Straits of Messina

84
Q

What is the highest peak in the Apennines?

A

Massif Gran Sasso in Abruzzo (2,900m)

85
Q

What are the 3 categories of hills in Italy?

A

Sedimentary - ancient sea beds eg Chianti

Moranic - Alpine glaciers = gravel and sand

Volcanic - eg Veneto, Lazio, Toscana, Campania, Sicilia

86
Q

Ionian Sea separates Italy from….

A

Greece

87
Q

What sea has a stronger moderating influence and why Tyrrhenian Sea of Ionian Sea?

A

Tyrrhenian since it is deeper and larger thus more cooling

88
Q

What EU climatic zones are Central and Southern Italy in?

A

C2 and C3(b)

Note: C3(b) is the warmest

Most of N Italy is C2 and parts are C1 (coldest)

89
Q

What is the Balcony of Umbria?

A

Montefalco

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 TB (49 decks)

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