Tuesday, January 20, 2015

project Europe country

Choose a country or place that you'd like to visit in Europe and
Italy
1) Discuss it's location, place, region.
 Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and has a largely temperate climate; due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale or the boot. its close to Austria, Switserland, Slovakia, and France. 
Absolute location 41.9000° N, 12.4833° E

2) Human-Environment interaction.
With 61 million inhabitants, it is the 5th most populous location in Europe.
Italy makes a living off what the sea provides since its surrounded by ocean. They also tend to have a lot of crop farms on the mountainous regions. Most italians eat dailysea food or traditional pasta like Sphagetti.
3) Find two photos of it.

4) Find one map that shows where it is located.

5) Find three interesting things about the country or place.
the name Italy comes from the word italia, meaning “calf land,” perhaps because the bull was a symbol of the Southern Italian tribes.
The capital of Italy is Rome (also known as the Eternal City) and is almost 3,000 years old. It has been the capital since 1871 and is home to the Dome of St. Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, and the famous Trevi Fountain
Italians suffer more earthquakes than any other Europeans. In 1693, an estimated 100,000 people died in an earthquake in Sicily. The most deadly recent quake in Italy occurred in Naples in 1980, killing 3,000 people.


 The coliseum


1 comment:

  1. Look at your human-environment interaction and rethink it.

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