Ancient Rome Geography

What does Geography mean?

• physical features and how they influence an economy and culture

• the study of animal behavior.

• the history of ancient civilizations.

• study of economic systems.

Rome is located in which country?

• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Greece

Which river provided the largest freshwater source for the people of Ancient Rome?

• Tiber River
• Amazon River
• Nile River
• Danube River

Where did the sheep end up?

• Alps

• Island of Corsica

• Tiber River

Where did the sheep end up?

• Adriatic Sea

• Apennines Mountains

• Florence

Where did the sheep end up?

• Sardinia

• Tyrhennian Sea

• Rome

Rome settled on ___________.

• Rocky Valleys

• Steep Coastlines

• Mountains

• Narrow Coastlines

Unlike Greece, Rome had limited ___________

• crops

• fresh water

• valleys

What made communication and travel difficult in Ancient Rome?

• Advanced communication systems
• Smooth and well-maintained roads
• 
  

  isolated city-states in mountains

  
  

• Abundant technological resources