Mezzogiorno - Secondary Economic Activities

Population employed in secondary economic activity

• 22%

• 25%

• 24%

• None of the above

What statement best describes the secondary economic sector in the Mezzogiorno.

• The sector is thriving.

• The sector is poorly developed.

• The sector had massive potential.

What factors caused Industry to bypass the Mezzogiorno?

• Poor and uneducated workforce

• Poor local Markets with peripheral location

• Uphill Terrain

• All of the above

The Region does not suffer 'brain drain'

• True

• False

The Cassa per ill Mezzogiorno was introduced when?

• 1990's

• 1970's

• 1950's

• 1980's

Cassa per ill Mezzogiorno planned to Improve Industrial development in the region

• True

• False

Over the next 25 years how much was invested into the region?

• €2.5 B

• €2.3 B

• €5 B

• €4 B

What did the Government introduce to attract more MNC's to the region?

• Grants

• Subsidies

• Tax Relief

• All of the above

A new law was created that _% of all new state companies had to set up in the Mezzigoriono.

• 22%

• 10%

• 43%

• 40%

Autostrada del Sole motorway stretches for...

• 2,000km

• 1,000km

• 1200km

• 15,000km