Unit 12 Rome Geography

Where did Rome develop its civilization?

• The Nile river

• The Tiber river

• Mount Olympus

• The Aegean Sea

What is a peninsula

• land surrounded by water on 2 sides

• land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a river

• an island

What are the TWO mountain ranges located in Italy?

• Apls & Appenine

• Mount Everest & Appenine

• Himalayas & Alps

• Mount Fuji & Mount Everest

What is the shape of Italy?

• boat

• shoe

• boot

• pole

What was built that connected Rome to other territories?

• seas

• highways

• hallways

• roads

What physical feature connected Rome to other territories?

• seas

• roads

• highways

• mountains

What did Rome have to do to provide food for its growing population?

• create drainage ditches

• travel

• spread its empire

• trade/import goods

What physical feature does Rome have that Greece did not?

• mountains

• peninsula

• islands

• rivers

How did the Tiber river help Ancient Rome to succeed?

• provided fresh water

• provided trade routes

• irrigation for farming

• all of the above

What CONTINENT is Rome located on?

• North America

• Italy

• Europe

• Africa