Ancient Rome Geography Quiz

Which mountains served as a natural border to the north?

• Alps
• Apennines

Which sea is to the east of Italy?

• Mediterranean
• Ionian
• Adriatic

What CONTINENT is Italy a part of?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• North America

What was one major benefit of living near the Mediterranean Sea

• winters were always very cold
• it was easy to get invaded
• it helped facilitate trade
• the sea was too rough for foreigners to navigate

Why was Rome in  such a perfect place to start an empire?

•  it was centrally located in the Mediterranean basin
• it was near a major supply of gold
• it was located in a place that was hard to protect
• it had limited arable land

What is  one major DIFFERENCE between the geography of Greece and Italy

•  one has seas and the other doesn't
• one has a river and the other doesn't
• one has mountains and the other has none
• one has deserts and the other doesn't

Italy is in the shape of a 

• boot
• boat
• bow tie
• button

What kind of landform is Italy?

• island
• peninsula
• crater
• delta