Geography of Rome Part I

Question 1

My name is from Latin & means “in the middle of the land,” the Romans called me Mare Nostrum which means “our sea,” & Africa is to my south. Who am I?

Answer 1

Mediterranean Sea

Question 2

I’m the mountain range north of the Italian Peninsula.

Answer 2

Alps

Question 3

I’m a river flowing through the heart of Rome.

Answer 3

Tiber River

Question 4

I’m an island being “kicked like a soccer ball by the foot of Italy.”

Answer 4

Sicily

Question 5

I’m a sea whose name should remind you of the Ancient Greeks.

Answer 5

Aegean Sea

Question 6

I’m the largest body of the water on this list & I hang out west of Europe & Africa.

Answer 6

Atlantic Ocean

Question 7

I formed most of the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.

Answer 7

Danube River

Question 8

I’m a large area of land with few trees & I gave my name to the Roman language.

Answer 8

Latium Plain

Question 9

I’m a sea to the west of the Italian Peninsula.

Answer 9

Tyrrhenian Sea