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3. Italy
Created by
Mr. Raponi

4. The Alps tower over Northern
Italy, separating the country
Italy from France, Switzerland and
Austria
The __________________
mountains run down the
center of the Italian
Peninsula.
There are two major islands
off of the coast of Italy that
are part of Italy,
___________________ and
____________________.

5. Landscapes II ________________,
one of the world’s
most famous
volcanoes, rises
11,122 feet on Sicily’s
eastern coast.
The ______________
is Italy’s longest river.
It stretches for over
400 miles.

6. Year-round
Agriculture _________________
has made northern Italy
very productive.
Farmers grow wheat,
corn, rice and grapes.
Italy is one of the
world’s major
_______________
producing countries

7. Most manufacturing is in
Industry the Northern Po River
Valley in the cities of
_________________ and
_________________.
An important port city of
Italy is named
____________________.
Workers produce cars,
machinery and chemicals.

8. Southern Italy is poorer
The Developing and less developed
South than Northern Italy.
The regions volcanic
and clay soils are good
for growing citrus
fruits, olives and
grapes.
Southern Italy benefits
from a steady stream
of _______________.

9. The People 2/3 of Italy’s
________________
people live on only
one quarter of the
land. Mountains take
up much of the
country.
Many Italians have
moved from the
poorer south to the
northern areas.

10. Italy’s Past For hundreds of years, Italy
was the heart of
_______________
civilization.
The _________________,
based in Italy, influenced
the government, arts and
architecture of Europe.
The __________________,
took place in Italy in the
1500s, and was a period of
great achievements in the
arts.

11. A Dictatorship
From the 1920s to the
early 1940s, dictator
___________________
ruled over Italy.
He became a supporter
of Adolf Hitler and
pulled Italy into World
War II where they were
defeated.

12. A Country, Inside Vatican City is a landlocked
country whose territory
consists of a walled enclave
of the Capital? within the city of Rome. the
capital city of Italy.
At 110 acres, and with a
population of around 900,
it is the _________________
country in the world by both
area and population.
Vatican City is the home of
the leader of Christianity,
the ___________________.
He is the leader and head of
the country.

13. Italy’s capital,
Italy’s Capital ________________,
is known as the
“eternal city.”
There are several
historical ruins,
ancient monuments
and beautiful
churches.
__________ of Italy’s
population live in cities
and towns.