Ancient Rome Map Review

Which mountain range forms the northern barrier of the Italian peninsula, shown with peaks across the top-left of the map?

• The Carpathian Mountains

• The Apennine Mountains

• The Alps

• The Pyrenees

On this map, the zigzag line running down the spine of the peninsula marks which mountain range?

• The Carpathians

• The Dolomites

• The Dinaric Alps

• The Apennine Mountains

Which number likely marks the city of Rome, located in central-western Italy near a life-giving river?

• #8 on the Adriatic coast

• #7 in northeastern plains

• #3 in southern Italy

• #1 in central-west Italy

The wavy line with circles (#2) represents which body of water?

• Adriatic Sea along eastern Italy

• Tyrrhenian Sea west of Italy

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ionian Sea south of Italy

Looking at the markers, #8 represents witch body of water?

• Aegean Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Adriatic Sea

• Black Sea

#7 represents what geographical feature?

• Tiber River

• Danube River

• Caspian Sea

• Black Sea

The triangle symbol (#3) represents which map feature?

• Italy

• Macedonia

• Greece

• Rome

#6 represents what physical feature of ancient Rome?

• Mt. Vesuvius

• Pompeii

• Tiber River

• Sparta