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Geography Flashcards

1
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Imperia, Savona, Genoa, Portofino, La Spezia

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Liguria

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Size of Liguria

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3rd smallest

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What borders Liguria

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Ligurian Sea (south), France (west), Toscana (east), Piemonte (north), Emilia Romangna (small portion NE)

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Riviera di Ponente

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West Coast from border of France to Genoa, Province of Savona and Imperia.
Largest and driest, most diverse with many meso-climates
Most wine growing concentration

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Riviera di Levante

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East Coast from Genoa to Toscana, includes La Spezia, Cinque Terre and Portofino
Steep cliffs, narrow terraced vineyards “heroic”

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6
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Topography of Liguria

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65% Mountains
35% Hills
No Flat land

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What are the 5 villages of Cinque Terre?

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These are north of La Spezia

  1. Monterosso
  2. Vernazza
  3. Corniglia
  4. Manarola
  5. Rooimaggiore
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8
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What DOC in Liguria borders France?

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Rossese Dolceacqua DOC

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9
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What protects Bardolino from cold north winds

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Monte Baldo on NE side of Lake Garda

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10
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What mountain range is found north of Verona?

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Monti Lessini Range

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11
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What valley is Valpolicella near?

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Illasi Valley

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12
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What area has a “fan shaped” band of hills and valleys?

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Valpolicella

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13
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What region has the largest number of rivers and lakes?

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Lombardia

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14
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What is Italy’s longest river?

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Po River

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15
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What is Italy’s largest plain?

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Padana Plain

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16
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What are the lakes in Lombardia

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Garda
Como
Maggiore
Iseo

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17
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What is the largest lake?

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Garda

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18
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What are the lakes in Piemonte?

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Lake Maggiore - shared with Lombardia
Lake Orto
Both in Novara & Vercelli Hills

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What are the major rivers in Piemonte?

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Po
Dora Baltea
Sessia
Tanaro
Bormida
Ticino
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20
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What river empties Lake Maggiore

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Ticino River

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What are the mountain ranges surrounding Piemonte?

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Northern Alps
Western Alps
Maritime Alps
Ligurian Apennines

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22
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What areas surrounds Piemonte?

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Liguria (S)
Lombardia (E)
Valle d'Aost (NE)
Switzerland (N)
France (W)
Landlocked
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What are the 2 primary peaks in Piemonte?

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Gran Paradiso

Monte Rosa

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24
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Capital of Piemonte?

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Torino

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25
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What are the hill clusters in Piemonte?

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Monferrato (biggest in Asti/Alessandria)
Langhe & Roero (Cuneo province)
Novara & Vercelli
Tortona (Alessandria)

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What is the major plain in Piemonte?

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Padana Plain

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27
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Where is the major center for rice in Italy?

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Piemonte in the plains of Novara and Vercelli (best)

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28
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What is the difference between Roero and Langhe Hills?

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Roero = low rising, steep
Langhe = Higher, gradual slope
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29
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What are the mountains ranges surrounding FVG?

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Julian Alps

Carnic Alps

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30
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Where do you find Sedimentary rocks?

Uplifted seabed

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Langhe

Monferrato

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31
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Where do you find Morainic glacial deposits?

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Franciacorta
N Piemonte
Valtellina

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32
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Where is are the extinct volcanic soils?

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Colli Euganei

Parts of Soave

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33
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What river fills and drains Lake Iseo?

A

Oglio River

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34
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What river drains Lake Maggiore?

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Ticino River

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35
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What river fills and drains Lake Como?

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Adda River

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36
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What river separates Franciacorta from hills of Bergamo?

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Oglio River

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What river forms part of the border between Lombardia and Piemonte?

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Ticino River

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38
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What river empties Lake Garda?

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Mincio River

39
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Where are most of Veneto’s vineyards (60%)?

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On the plains

40
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What are the important rivers of Veneto?

A 
Brenta
Piave
Livenza
Tagliamento
Po
Adige
41
Q

What DOCG lies between Barolo and Barbaresco?

A

Diana d’Alba DOCG

42
Q

What protects Bardolino from cold northerly winds?

A

Monte Baldo

43
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What is the topology of Valpolicella?

A

Fan-shaped band of hills & valleys like fingers at foothills of Monti Lessini

44
Q

What river separates Veneto and FVG?

A

Livenza River

45
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What is the Conca Balzano

A

Valley around Balzano makes the city the hottest in Italy during the summer

46
Q

Where are red and whites grown in Alto Adige??

A

Reds on valley floor

Whites on hillside

47
Q

Where does the Isarco River begin its journey?

A

Brenner Pass on Austrian/Italian border

48
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Where does the Adige River begin its journey?

A

From two Alpine lakes below Resia Pass south of Austria/Italy, east of Switzerland

49
Q

Where does Isarco and Adige Rivers meet?

A

Near Balzano

50
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5 soil groupings of Alto Adige

A 
Bolsano - Porphyry, clay, sand
Isarco - schist, gneiss, slate
Bassa Atesine - Limestone, Dolomite
Cortaccia (south) - sandy marl
Venosta - sandy, low fertility
51
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What do the mountains do to the climate of AA?

A

Act as a heat trap

52
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What is the driest area of AA?

A

Venosta Valley

53
Q

What surrounds Val d’Aosta?

A

Switzerland
France
Piemonte

54
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What river runs through Val d’Aosta

A

Dora Baltea from Mt Bianco

55
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What are the portions of Val d’Aosta valley

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Upper Valley - High, cold, dry
Central Valley - Gentle slops 500-700m majority wine
Lower Valley - warmest, wettest both sides of river

56
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What are the main towns of the Upper Valley in Val d’Aosta

A

Morgex

LaSalle

57
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What are the main towns in the Central Valley in Val d’Aosta?

A 
Aosta
Nus
Chambave
Arvier
Vines on north
58
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What are the main towns in the Lower Valley in Val d’Aosta?

A

Donnas
Arnad
Montjovet
vines on both sides of the river

59
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What is unique about geography and vine planting in Val d’Aosta?

A 
Require terraced with stone retaining walls
Steep inclines (60% vines)
No land on valley floor
Hand harvest
Not contiguous vertical or horizontal
60
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What are the rivers of Emilia Romagna

A 
Po
Trebbia
Taro
Secchi
Panara
61
Q

What surrounds Emilia Romagna?

A 
Lombardia
Veneto
Lugiria
Toscana
San Marino
Marche
62
Q

What are the rivers of FVG?

A 
W-->E
Livenza
Tagliamento
Natisone
Judrio
Isonzo
63
Q

What surrounds FVG

A

Slovenia (E)
Austria (N)
Veneto (S&W)

64
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What are the 4 provinces of FVG

A

Pordenone (W)
Udine (Central)
Gorizia (E Central)
Triest (E)

65
Q

What river bisects Friuli Grave?

A

Tagliamento River - Largest and most important

66
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What is FVG largest and most important river?

A

Tagliamento

67
Q

What borders Veneto?

A 
Austria
FVG
ER
Lombardis
Trentino
68
Q

What are the major geographical borders for Veneto?

A

Alps (N)
Adriatic (E)
Padana Plain (S)
Lake Garda (W)

69
Q

What are Veneto’s wine growing areas

A 
Verona
Vicenza
Padova
Treviso
Venezia
70
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What are the rivers of Veneto and where do they originate?

A 
Brenta (Alps N/S)
Tagliamento (Alps N/S)
Livenza (Alps N/S)
Piave (Alps N/S)
Po (Piemonte Alps W/E)
Adige (AA N/S/E)
71
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What rivers border Veneto and FVG?

A

Livenza & Tagliamento form partial border between FVG and Veneto

72
Q

What valleys do Soave and Valpolicella share?

A

Illasi Valley

Tramigna Valley

73
Q

What are the 9 provinces that make up Prosecco DOC?

A 
Vicenza
Padova
Venezia
Treviso
Belluno
Pordenone (FVG)
Udine (FVG)
Gorizia (FVG)
Trieste (FVG)
74
Q

Region with the most lakes?

A

Lombardia

75
Q

What are the 6 regions of Lombardia?

A 
Valellina
Bergamo Hills
Garda Lombardo
Oltrepò Pavese
Lower Lombardia
Franciacorta & Brescia Hills
76
Q

Where is Lagarina Valley?

A

It is Val Adige valley

77
Q

What is the topology typically described in Piemonte?

A

3 concentric topographical rings

78
Q

What area in Piemonte get the least rain due to rain shadow from Alps

A

Monferrato in Asti & Alessandria

Eastern Cuneo

79
Q

Least production region in Piemonte?

A

W Piemonte

80
Q

What is the viticultural heart of Canavese?

A

Ivrea glacial moraine basin

81
Q

What DOC is at the foothills of Mt Maletto

A

Carema DOC

82
Q

What city in Langhe separated Higher and Lower Langhe?

A

Monforte d’Alba

83
Q

Difference between Roero and Langhe Hills

A

Roero Hills - 5m, soft and sandy

Langhe Hills - 15m, compact calcareous soils

84
Q

What area lies to the very SE corner of Piemonte?

A

Colli Tortonesi DOC bordering ER, Lombardia and Liguria

85
Q

What Provinces to CVP lie?

A

Treviso

86
Q

What foothills and river are associated with Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?

A

Belluno Foothills

Piave River

87
Q

What is closer to the Adriatic Conegliano or Valdobbiadene?

A

Conegliano is east (closest)
Warmer (Adriatic influence)
Produces softer wines

88
Q

What is the geological formation in Cartisse?

A

Natural Amphitheater

89
Q

What river cuts through Piave DOC?

A

Piave River

90
Q

What regions are completely landlocked?

A 
Piemonte
Lombardia
Alto Adige 
Trentino
Val d'Aosta
91
Q

What red wine based DOC lies between the Adige and Brenta rivers in Veneto?

A

Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

Bagnoli DOC

92
Q

What river bisects Colli Piacentini DOC?

A

Trebbia River

93
Q

What 2 river flows through Lambrusco?

A

Secchia River

Panara River

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