Italy S2

Question 1

Where are the Alps?

Answer 1

The north of Italy

Question 2

Where are the Apennines?

Answer 2

The south of Italy

Question 3

Name the four volcanos

Answer 3

Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli, Vulcano

Question 4

Name the sea next to Rome

Answer 4

The mediterranean

Question 5

What is the capital of Sicily?

Answer 5

Palermo

Question 6

What year did Italy join the EU?

Answer 6

1957

Question 7

What is the capital of Italy?

Answer 7

Rome

Question 8

What is the river next to Florence?

Answer 8

Arno

Question 9

What river goes through Rome?

Answer 9

Tiber

Question 10

What height can the Alps reach up to?

Answer 10

4500 metres

Question 11

What is the flat area in the north of Italy?

Answer 11

North Italian Plains

Question 12

What are most mountains in the Apennines?

Answer 12

Volcanoes

Question 13

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

Answer 13

Monte Bianco

Question 14

What country are the Alps near?

Answer 14

Switzerland

Question 15

How high is Ligno?

Answer 15

2400 metres

Question 16

Name the three types of jobs

Answer 16

Primary, secondary and tertiary

Question 17

What is another name for the south of Italy?

Answer 17

Mezzogiorno

Question 18

Name a feature about the alps

Answer 18

The mountains are ice carved

Question 19

Name three features about the north italian plain

Answer 19

Its where the river po runs
Its the flattest area in Italy
Theres lots of fertile land

Question 20

Name three features about the south Of Italy

Answer 20

Winter temperatures range from 8 degrees to 10 degrees
The soil erodes a lot
There is droughts in the summer

Question 21

What are two natural attractions of the alps?

Answer 21

Mont Blanc

U-shaped valley

Question 22

Name three benefits if tourism in the alps

Answer 22

Money for the area
New shops/hotels/restaurants
Jobs for the locals

Question 23

Name three problems with tourism in the alps

Answer 23

Plant life damaged
More traffic jams
Hotels spoil the landscape

Question 24

Name three examples of industries in the area of the north

Answer 24

Olivetti printer
Prada handbag
Zanussi washing machine

Question 25

What’s another name for the south of Italy?

Answer 25

Mezzogiorno

Question 26

Name four problems in the south of Italy

Answer 26

Drought in the summer
Isolated from the rest of Europe
Few jobs
Lots of soil erosion

Question 27

How could we improve the problems in the south of Italy

Answer 27

New trees planted
New irrigation schemes
New roads built
New tourist resorts developed