WorksheetsLC Geog Mezziogiorno
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Mezzogiorno region includes Southern Italy, Sicily and.....
a)
Corsica
b)
Sardinia
c)
Majorca
d)
Ibiza
2.
The population of the Mezzogiorno is approx..
a)
30 million
b)
15 million
c)
21 million
d)
25 million
3.
What volcano is known as the "lighthouse of the Mediterranean"?
a)
Vesuvius
b)
Etna
c)
Stromboli
d)
Everest
4.
Name the mountain range in the Mezzogiorno.
a)
Ox
b)
Alps
c)
Pennines
d)
Apennines
5.
The Mezzogiorno experiences a lot of.....
a)
Cyclones
b)
Storms
c)
Tornados
d)
Earthquakes
6.
What % of the relief of the Mezzogiorno is mountainous/hilly?
a)
50%
b)
85%
c)
60%
d)
45%
7.
Name the fertile coastal area in which Naples is located.
a)
Plain of Apulia
b)
Plain of Campania
8.
Naples is located at the base of what volcano.
a)
Vesuvius
b)
Etna
c)
Stromboli
9.
What is the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno?
a)
Mafia
b)
Govenment Agency
c)
Group of Farmers
10.
To help agriculture in the Mezzogiorno, the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno invested in
a)
Irrigation
b)
Fertilisers
c)
New Buildings
11.
The Industrial Revolution bypassed the Mezzogiorno because it had no coal supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Manufacturing in the Mezzogiorno is in the form of...
a)
Heavy Industry
b)
Light Industry
13.
This region is a big success story for improvements in agricultural output
a)
Metapontino region
b)
Sicily
c)
Rome
14.
The new motorway linking the Mezziogiorno with the north of Italy and the rest of Europe is called the
a)
Autostrada del sol
b)
Autostrada del sole
c)
Autrostrade del Mezziogiorno
15.
The population of the Mezziogiorno region is
a)
21 million
b)
25 million
c)
28 illion
d)
18 million
16.
The climate in the Mezziogiorno is
a)
cool temperate oceanic
b)
warm temperate oceanic
c)
hot temperate oceanic
17.
Small amounts of natural gas are found off the coast of
a)
Sicily
b)
Naples
c)
Foggia
d)
Sassari
18.
Soils on the Mezziogiorno region are mainly
a)
terra rosa
b)
latosol
c)
alluvial
d)
Podzol
19.
Organised crime is a problem in the Mezziogiorno and is carried out by the
a)
ETA
b)
IRA
c)
Mafia
d)
Murcia
20.
Name the largest city in the Mezziogiorno region
a)
Bari
b)
Naples
c)
Taranto
d)
Augusta
21.
How many tourists visit the Mezziogiorno each year
a)
7 milllion
b)
10 million
c)
27 million
d)
17 million
22.
The Mezziogiorno region receives 50,000 illegal migrants each year
a)
true
b)
false
23.
What Italian car manufacturer built a new factory in Basicilicata ?
a)
Ford
b)
Fiat
c)
Hyundai
d)
Golf
24.
Name the Mezziogiorno growth pole
a)
Bari Brindisi Foggia
b)
Bari Brindisi Naples
c)
Bari Brindisi Augusta
d)
Bari Brindisi Taranto
25.
What are growth poles?
a)
Areas chosen by the government to be centres for migrants
b)
areas chosen by the government to be centres of economic growth
26.
Which European Fund has helped to improve the Mezziogiorno since 2000
a)
EDRF
b)
EFRD
c)
EDFR
d)
ERDF
27.
The Mezziogiorno is influenced by a hot wind from the Sahara named
a)
Sirocco
b)
Mistral
c)
Saharan
d)
South Westerlies
28.
Sardinia is affected by the cold wind named ? that blows from mainland Europe in Spring to bring dry, bright weather.
a)
Sirocco
b)
Mistral
c)
Saharan
d)
North Easterlies
29.
My two contrasting European Regions are
a)
France and Italy
b)
Paris Basin & Mezziogiorno
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