SS6G10(b) The student will compare how location, climate, natural resources, and population distribution of the Germany and Italy affects where people live and how they trade.

1. Germany
vs.
Italy
SS6G10(b) The student will compare how location, climate, natural
resources, and population distribution of the Germany and Italy affects
where people live and how they trade.

2. Germany Italy
About 3.5 million people Italy attracts millions of
live in the capital city of tourists every year because
Berlin. It is located in of its spectacular scenery,
northeastern Germany. beautiful weather, and
fascinating history and
culture.
Rome in central-western Italy
is the capital. Over 2.7 million
people live in Rome.

3. Location
Germany Italy
Germany is located in Italy is located in Southern
Western and Central Europe and comprises the
Europe. boot-shaped Italian
Peninsula and a number of
islands including the two
largest, Sicily and Sardinia.

4. Climate
Germany Italy
Germany has a moderate The climate in Italy is
climate with warm, mild moderate with generally cool
winters, colder in the
summers and cool mountain regions, and warm
winters. Extreme summers.
weather conditions do
not occur very often. Mountains cover about 70
percent of the country.
Spring in Germany Summer in Italy

5. Farmland
Germany Italy
The mild climate is good for Grapes, Italy’s most valuable crop,
Germany’s agriculture industry, are often grown along
which uses about half of mountainsides. Italian grapes have
Germany’s land. made Italy the largest wine
producer in the world. Northern
Italy produces the best grapes.
Germany produces many crops.
Rich soil and
plenty of water
make northern
Italy the
“breadbasket”,
or wheat
growing area.

6. Natural Resources
Germany Italy
Enormous deposits of coal Italy has few mineral
and iron ore found in the resources, and has to import
Ruhr region fuel a huge most of its raw materials for
manufacturing industry industry.
known for steel production,
automobiles, building
materials, and many other
items.

7. Economics
Germany Italy
It is a very prosperous nation, Tourism is the country’s
with one of the largest most important industry.
populations in Europe and the
strongest economy.
Manufacturing drives the
economy; steel production,
automobiles, building
materials, and many others.

8. Where people live
Germany Italy
Most Germans live in About two-thirds of Italians
live in the northern part of
the cities and towns of the country, home to most
western Germany. The of Italy’s industry and
Ruhr Valley is the most agriculture.
densely populated area
in Germany.