Rome Origins/Geography

What CONTINENT is Italy a part of?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• North America

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

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

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Which letter shows Mediterranean Sea

• K
• J
• H
• B

Which letter shows Adriatic Sea

• K
• J
• H
• B

Which letter shows Ionian Sea

• K
• J
• H
• B

Rome is located by the Tiber ____________.

• River
• Peninsula
• Island

The Italian ________________ reaches into the Mediterranean Sea and looks like a ________.

• island/boot
• peninsula/boot
• island/shoe
• continent/shoe

Italy's Mediterranean climate is best described by which of the following?

• hot and dry, desert-like
• tropical temperatures and rainy seasons year round
• humid summers and arctic winters
• hot, dry summers and wet, mild winters

The mountain range which runs north of the Italian Peninsula is called the

• Appenines

• Himalayas

• Alps

• Great Smokies