Introduction to Italian History

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What does Tavoliere delle Puglie mean in English?

Apulian Flatlands

La Val Padana

Po Valley

Il Bel Paese

Beautiful Country

Mezzogiornio

Land of the Midday Sun

Location of Italy

Southern Europe

What countries border Italy in the West?

France and Monoco

What countries border Italy in the North?

Switzerland

What countries border Italy in the Northeast?

Austria

What countries border Italy in the East?

Slovenia

Geographical Division of Italy?

Continental and Peninsular

Italy’s two largest mountain ranges?

The Alps and Alpennines

Only peninsular Italian region not touched by a sea?

Umbria

What is the largest Italian agricultural area in Italy?

La Val Padana

Where is the largest Italian agricultural area located: peninsular or continental Italy?

Peninsular

What is the second largest Italian agricultural area in Italy?

Tavoliere delle Puglie

Where is the second largest Italian agricultural area located: peninsular or continental Italy?

Continental

Name a Northern Crop

Rice

Name an important Southern crop

Kiwis

Name the four seas that border Italy

Ligurian, Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, and Ionian Sea

Where did the Mediterranean got its name

It means the middle of the Roman Earth

In Size Order, Name Italy’s two largest islands

Sicily, Sardinia

What is Italy’s third largest Island?

L’Isola d’Elba

Name Italy’s two largest Islands and where they are located

Etna, Sicily and Stromboli, Stromboli

Name the longest Italian River

The Po River

Name the largest Italian lake

Lake Garda

Where is Italy’s largest lake located: North or South?

North

Which lake has been deemed Italy’s most beautiful?

Lake Como

Name Italy’s political capital and the region in which it is located

Rome, Lazio

Name Italy’s economic capital and the region in which it is located

Milano, Lombardy