Italy

Name:Name:Period 2Period 2World Geography IAWorld Geography IAMr. JohnsonMr. JohnsonFall 2008Fall 2008

•After addressing at least one of the issues posed on each slide, erase the italicized questions and instructions, replacing them with a summary of your own.•Refrain from plagiarism.

National SymbolsNational Symbols

• Post this country’s flag and the significance of its colors/design.

• Post Italy’s coat-of-arms wither here or on the Title Page.

LocationLocation

•Tell which countries Tell which countries are its neighbors and are its neighbors and the major bodies of the major bodies of water on its coastline. water on its coastline. •Is it Is it landlocked?

•Insert a political map here and relate an interesting fact about Italy’s cities.

Geographic FeaturesGeographic FeaturesCaption pictures describing any or all of the following:Caption pictures describing any or all of the following:

•Italian AlpsItalian Alps•ApenninesApennines•VesuviusVesuvius•Mt. EtnaMt. Etna•SicilySicily•VeniceVenice•PisaPisa

Physical Map

• Insert a physical map here and relate an interesting fact about Italy’s landforms.

Italian ClimateItalian Climate

•Tell about the typical Tell about the typical weather patterns in your country throughout the calendar year.

•How does the Mediterranean How does the Mediterranean Sea influence the climate of Sea influence the climate of Italy?Italy?

Insert a climograph or a picture that illustrates this country’s weather here.

EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism

•Does your country emphasize environmental issues and conservation?•Did they sign the Kyoto Accord?•What renewable and non-renewable resources do they rely upon ?

Capital CityCapital City• What is the largest city in Italy?• What are its most important

functions besides government?• What small, but important country

is an enclave inside of this city?

Describe Italy’s Describe Italy’s government, its government, its structure and rules.structure and rules.

Tell how people are Tell how people are chosen to lead the chosen to lead the country and for how country and for how long their terms should long their terms should be.be.

Insert picture of political leader along with his name and the political party he/she represents

PapacyPapacy

•Discuss Italy’s evolution Discuss Italy’s evolution from a from a Papal State.

Italian EconomyItalian Economy

•Explain which goods and services are produced in your country.•CIA.gov/The-World-Factbook/index

•How do people typically provide for the needs of themselves and their families?

European Union member?European Union member?•Is your country a member of the European Union?•If so, when did it join?•Does it use the euro?•If not, why not?•What’s the official exchange rate with the U.S. dollar? Illustrate this county’s currency

MilitaryMilitary

•Is your country Is your country a member of NATO?•What other What other international treaty and international treaty and trade organizations trade organizations does it belong to?does it belong to?•How much does it How much does it spend annually on spend annually on defense?defense?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Population PyramidPopulation PyramidWhat major trends do the bar graph changes found in the drop-down menu at Population/pyramids/indexindicate as a result of:•birth rate?•health care?•war or other disaster?

Agriculture

•What percent of the land is arable? •What proportion of this country’s people are commercial farmers? •Is it self-sufficient or must it buy food abroad?•How is it rated by the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission?

Insert a shot showing this country’s agricultural methods/crops.

cuisine

Customs and Traditions

Tell about the important customs and traditions celebrated in your country. Include information about who celebrates and when they celebrate.

Sports and recreationSports and recreationWhat is your country’s primary spectator sport?•Is football (soccer) important there? (Use this link to determine this)•Basketball?•Any other major sport?

Italian Tourism•Tell about the points of interest in Italy that people from other countries may be interested in visiting.

•What sites outside of Rome do the tour guides recommend?

Italian HistoryItalian History

Make a timeline of the important historical Make a timeline of the important historical events of Italy using at least five milestones.events of Italy using at least five milestones.

Name of Event 1 Name of Event 2 Name of Event 3 Name of Event 4 Name of Event 5

1st Date 2nd Date 3rd Date 4th Date 5th Date

Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event

WWII historyBenito MussoliniBenito Mussolini

Colonial history

•What involvement does Italy have with colonialism?•Are those links still in evidence?

Current EventCurrent EventWhat is the most important current event involving this country?

Use News.bbc.co.uk/europe and pull-down index to find your countries important news stories.

Post and caption a picture this event has generated.

Summary

•What new insight did you get while researching this project? Anything totally unexpected?•If you were to visit this county, where would you most want to go?

LinksLinks• World Atlas.com//europe/Italy• Wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy• Infoplease.com/Italy• Trek Earth.com/gallery/Europe/Italy/• BBC.co.uk/europe• National Geographic.com/italyNational Geographic.com/italy• National Geographic.com/Map Machine/Europe

Post any links on this page for websites not already noted. Be sure to hit Post any links on this page for websites not already noted. Be sure to hit “enter” to set the link.“enter” to set the link.