Geography Flashcards
1
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Imperia, Savona, Genoa, Portofino, La Spezia
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Liguria
2
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Size of Liguria
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3rd smallest
3
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What borders Liguria
A
Ligurian Sea (south), France (west), Toscana (east), Piemonte (north), Emilia Romangna (small portion NE)
4
Q
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
5
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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”
6
Q
Topography of Liguria
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65% Mountains
35% Hills
No Flat land
7
Q
What are the 5 villages of Cinque Terre?
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These are north of La Spezia
- Monterosso
- Vernazza
- Corniglia
- Manarola
- Rooimaggiore
8
Q
What DOC in Liguria borders France?
A
Rossese Dolceacqua DOC
9
Q
What protects Bardolino from cold north winds
A
Monte Baldo on NE side of Lake Garda
10
Q
What mountain range is found north of Verona?
A
Monti Lessini Range
11
Q
What valley is Valpolicella near?
A
Illasi Valley
12
Q
What area has a “fan shaped” band of hills and valleys?
A
Valpolicella
13
Q
What region has the largest number of rivers and lakes?
A
Lombardia
14
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What is Italy’s longest river?
A
Po River
15
Q
What is Italy’s largest plain?
A
Padana Plain
16
Q
What are the lakes in Lombardia
A
Garda
Como
Maggiore
Iseo
17
Q
What is the largest lake?
A
Garda
18
Q
What are the lakes in Piemonte?
A
Lake Maggiore - shared with Lombardia
Lake Orto
Both in Novara & Vercelli Hills
19
Q
What are the major rivers in Piemonte?
A
Po Dora Baltea Sessia Tanaro Bormida Ticino
20
Q
What river empties Lake Maggiore
A
Ticino River
21
Q
What are the mountain ranges surrounding Piemonte?
A
Northern Alps
Western Alps
Maritime Alps
Ligurian Apennines
22
Q
What areas surrounds Piemonte?
A
Liguria (S) Lombardia (E) Valle d'Aost (NE) Switzerland (N) France (W) Landlocked
23
Q
What are the 2 primary peaks in Piemonte?
A
Gran Paradiso
Monte Rosa
24
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Capital of Piemonte?
A
Torino
25
What are the hill clusters in Piemonte?
Monferrato (biggest in Asti/Alessandria)
Langhe & Roero (Cuneo province)
Novara & Vercelli
Tortona (Alessandria)
26
What is the major plain in Piemonte?
Padana Plain
27
Where is the major center for rice in Italy?
Piemonte in the plains of Novara and Vercelli (best)
28
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
What are the mountains ranges surrounding FVG?
Julian Alps
| Carnic Alps
30
Where do you find Sedimentary rocks?
| Uplifted seabed
Langhe
| Monferrato
31
Where do you find Morainic glacial deposits?
Franciacorta
N Piemonte
Valtellina
32
Where is are the extinct volcanic soils?
Colli Euganei
| Parts of Soave
33
What river fills and drains Lake Iseo?
Oglio River
34
What river drains Lake Maggiore?
Ticino River
35
What river fills and drains Lake Como?
Adda River
36
What river separates Franciacorta from hills of Bergamo?
Oglio River
37
What river forms part of the border between Lombardia and Piemonte?
Ticino River
38
What river empties Lake Garda?
Mincio River
39
Where are most of Veneto's vineyards (60%)?
On the plains
40
What are the important rivers of Veneto?
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Brenta
Piave
Livenza
Tagliamento
Po
Adige
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41
What DOCG lies between Barolo and Barbaresco?
Diana d'Alba DOCG
42
What protects Bardolino from cold northerly winds?
Monte Baldo
43
What is the topology of Valpolicella?
Fan-shaped band of hills & valleys like fingers at foothills of Monti Lessini
44
What river separates Veneto and FVG?
Livenza River
45
What is the Conca Balzano
Valley around Balzano makes the city the hottest in Italy during the summer
46
Where are red and whites grown in Alto Adige??
Reds on valley floor
Whites on hillside
47
Where does the Isarco River begin its journey?
Brenner Pass on Austrian/Italian border
48
Where does the Adige River begin its journey?
From two Alpine lakes below Resia Pass south of Austria/Italy, east of Switzerland
49
Where does Isarco and Adige Rivers meet?
Near Balzano
50
5 soil groupings of Alto Adige
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Bolsano - Porphyry, clay, sand
Isarco - schist, gneiss, slate
Bassa Atesine - Limestone, Dolomite
Cortaccia (south) - sandy marl
Venosta - sandy, low fertility
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51
What do the mountains do to the climate of AA?
Act as a heat trap
52
What is the driest area of AA?
Venosta Valley
53
What surrounds Val d'Aosta?
Switzerland
France
Piemonte
54
What river runs through Val d'Aosta
Dora Baltea from Mt Bianco
55
What are the portions of Val d'Aosta valley
Upper Valley - High, cold, dry
Central Valley - Gentle slops 500-700m majority wine
Lower Valley - warmest, wettest both sides of river
56
What are the main towns of the Upper Valley in Val d'Aosta
Morgex
| LaSalle
57
What are the main towns in the Central Valley in Val d'Aosta?
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Aosta
Nus
Chambave
Arvier
Vines on north
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58
What are the main towns in the Lower Valley in Val d'Aosta?
Donnas
Arnad
Montjovet
vines on both sides of the river
59
What is unique about geography and vine planting in Val d'Aosta?
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Require terraced with stone retaining walls
Steep inclines (60% vines)
No land on valley floor
Hand harvest
Not contiguous vertical or horizontal
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60
What are the rivers of Emilia Romagna
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Po
Trebbia
Taro
Secchi
Panara
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61
What surrounds Emilia Romagna?
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Lombardia
Veneto
Lugiria
Toscana
San Marino
Marche
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62
What are the rivers of FVG?
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W-->E
Livenza
Tagliamento
Natisone
Judrio
Isonzo
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63
What surrounds FVG
Slovenia (E)
Austria (N)
Veneto (S&W)
64
What are the 4 provinces of FVG
Pordenone (W)
Udine (Central)
Gorizia (E Central)
Triest (E)
65
What river bisects Friuli Grave?
Tagliamento River - Largest and most important
66
What is FVG largest and most important river?
Tagliamento
67
What borders Veneto?
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Austria
FVG
ER
Lombardis
Trentino
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68
What are the major geographical borders for Veneto?
Alps (N)
Adriatic (E)
Padana Plain (S)
Lake Garda (W)
69
What are Veneto's wine growing areas
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Verona
Vicenza
Padova
Treviso
Venezia
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70
What are the rivers of Veneto and where do they originate?
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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)
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71
What rivers border Veneto and FVG?
Livenza & Tagliamento form partial border between FVG and Veneto
72
What valleys do Soave and Valpolicella share?
Illasi Valley
| Tramigna Valley
73
What are the 9 provinces that make up Prosecco DOC?
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Vicenza
Padova
Venezia
Treviso
Belluno
Pordenone (FVG)
Udine (FVG)
Gorizia (FVG)
Trieste (FVG)
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74
Region with the most lakes?
Lombardia
75
What are the 6 regions of Lombardia?
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Valellina
Bergamo Hills
Garda Lombardo
Oltrepò Pavese
Lower Lombardia
Franciacorta & Brescia Hills
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76
Where is Lagarina Valley?
It is Val Adige valley
77
What is the topology typically described in Piemonte?
3 concentric topographical rings
78
What area in Piemonte get the least rain due to rain shadow from Alps
Monferrato in Asti & Alessandria
| Eastern Cuneo
79
Least production region in Piemonte?
W Piemonte
80
What is the viticultural heart of Canavese?
Ivrea glacial moraine basin
81
What DOC is at the foothills of Mt Maletto
Carema DOC
82
What city in Langhe separated Higher and Lower Langhe?
Monforte d'Alba
83
Difference between Roero and Langhe Hills
Roero Hills - 5m, soft and sandy
| Langhe Hills - 15m, compact calcareous soils
84
What area lies to the very SE corner of Piemonte?
Colli Tortonesi DOC bordering ER, Lombardia and Liguria
85
What Provinces to CVP lie?
Treviso
86
What foothills and river are associated with Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?
Belluno Foothills
| Piave River
87
What is closer to the Adriatic Conegliano or Valdobbiadene?
Conegliano is east (closest)
Warmer (Adriatic influence)
Produces softer wines
88
What is the geological formation in Cartisse?
Natural Amphitheater
89
What river cuts through Piave DOC?
Piave River
90
What regions are completely landlocked?
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Piemonte
Lombardia
Alto Adige
Trentino
Val d'Aosta
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91
What red wine based DOC lies between the Adige and Brenta rivers in Veneto?
Bagnoli Friularo DOCG
| Bagnoli DOC
92
What river bisects Colli Piacentini DOC?
Trebbia River
93
What 2 river flows through Lambrusco?
Secchia River
| Panara River
