1. Italy

2. Human Geography
● Capital - Rome
● Population of Rome - 2.7615 million as of 2011
● Population of Italy - 60.9 million as of 2011
● Major cities – Milan (1,324,110)*, Naples (959,974)*, Turin
(905,563)*, Palermo (655,875)*, Genoa (607,906)*, Bologna
(380,181)*, Florence (371,282)*, Venice (270,884)*, Pompeii
(25,671)* .
(* As of 2010)
● Main language spoken: Italian

3. Physical Features
● Borders the Atlantic Ocean and many seas such as the
Mediterranean Sea on the south of Sicily, the
Tyrrhenian Sea on the south western side, the Adriatic
Sea on the eastern side, and the Ionian Sea on the
south side.
● The Appennini Mountains run through the center of
Italy.
● The Alps run through the northern side of Italy.

4. Food & Drink
Italians are well known for their food and drink. Food
and drink are a large and important part of their
culture. Some things they are known for are pasta,
olive oil, Parmesan cheese, wine, just to name a few.

5. Other Pictures
Venice

6. Exports & Natural Resources
Italy's major exports are precision machinery, motor
vehicles, chemicals and electric goods. Some other exports
that they are also well known for are clothing, wine, food,
and sports cars.
Some natural resources are coal, mercury, zinc, marble,
pumice, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves,
and fish.

7. Religion
Catholicism is by far the most practiced religion in Italy.
(Catholics make up 87.8% of the population, with 30.8%
attending Church every Sunday.) In a survey of Italians in
2005,74% of Italian citizens responded that they believe there is
a God; 16% answered that they believe there is some sort of
spirit or life force; 6% answered that they do not believe there is
any sort of spirit, God, or life force.*
*Information found in Wikipedia™.

8. Climate
Italy has a variety of climate systems. The inland northern areas of Italy (for example
Turin, Milan, and Bologna ) has a humid-subtropical climate.
Between the north and south there can be a considerable difference in temperature
especially during the winter. In some winter days it can be −2 °C (28.4 °F) and
snowing in Milan, while it is 8 °C (46.4 °F) in Rome and 20 °C (68.0 °F) in Palermo.
Temperature differences are less extreme in the summer.

9. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The leaning tower of Pisa was originally used as a
bell tower. It's leaning because the ground gave way
because of the weight of the tower. It moves 1 mm
each year. It is likely to fall if it keeps leaning.

10. Colosseum
The Colosseum was used for gladiator fights and was
the largest on Earth.

11. Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius was the volcano that destroyed the
City of Pompeii in 79 AD.

12. Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is the most well known chapel on Earth.
The ceiling of the chapel was painted by Michelangelo.
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