WorksheetsSS - 8 Ancient Rome 1) Geography of Ancient Rome
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Describe the Alps
Majestic mountain located in the north, boundary from Europe.
A large desert in Africa.
A river in South America.
A famous historical monument in Asia.
Describe the Apennines
A mountain range that extends down the Italian Peninsula.
A river in France.
A desert in Africa.
A city in Spain.
What is the Po Basin?
An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries, located south of the Alps.
A mountain range in northern Italy.
A desert region in southern Europe.
A coastal area in eastern France.
What is the Long Narrow Plain?
Located on the western coast and is good for farming.
A mountain range in the east.
A desert in the south.
A river in the north.
What is the Italian Peninsula?
A boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea, it had rich farmland.
A mountain range in northern Europe known for its ski resorts.
A desert region in northern Africa known for its sand dunes.
An island in the Caribbean known for its beaches.
How is the land in the Italian peninsula described?
Mountainous, but not as rugged as Greece.
Flat and arid.
Mostly desert.
Covered in dense forests.
What are the natural regions of the Italian peninsula?
Alps, Apennines, Po Basin and the Long Narrow Plain.
Sahara Desert, Nile Valley, Atlas Mountains and the Great Rift Valley.
Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Mississippi River Basin and the Mojave Desert.
Himalayas, Ganges Plain, Deccan Plateau and the Thar Desert.
Who were the earliest settlers of the Italian Peninsula?
Latins, Greeks, Etruscans.
Romans, Carthaginians, Phoenicians.
Celts, Gauls, Vandals.
Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Lombards.
What did the Latins do?
They settled on the 7 hills near the Tiber River, and built farming villages.
They migrated to the Americas.
They established trade routes across Asia.
They invented the wheel.
What attracted settlers to the Italian peninsula?
Location, good coastline and good farming.
Harsh climate and poor soil.
Lack of natural resources.
Isolation from trade routes.
