La Geografia d'Italia
3 major lakes
Lago di Garda Lago Maggiore Lago di Como
Milan
Leonardo painted the Last Supper in this northern industrial Italian city also known as one of the fashion centers of the world
Genoa
Located on the Ligurian Sea, this port city was the home to Christopher Columbus.
3 volcanoes
MT. VESUVIO, MT. ETNA AND MT. STROMBOLI
Alps and Apennines
Italy's two major mountain ranges (one is Europe's highest mountain range and the other runs the length of the Italian peninsula)
Roma
the capital of Italy (nickname La Citta Eterna (the Eternal City) because it has been on the most outstanding cities in the world for over 2,000 years.
20
this is how many region there are in ITALY
Adriatic Sea
Sea that is located east of Italy.
Ionian Sea
Sea that separates Italy from Greece.
Venice
A port city located on the Adriatic sea, famous for its canals, known as "La Serenissima".
Austria
Italy's neighbor to the northeast.
France
Italy's neighbor to the northwest.
Sicily
Island that sits across the Messina Strait from the toe of the boot of Italy.
Switzerland
Italy's neighbor to the north.
4 major rivers
Po River Adige River Arno River Tiber/Tevere
Ligurian Sea
Sea in north west Italy that separates Genoa from Corsica.
Naples
Southern city on a large bay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.
Mediterranean Sea
The Italian Peninsula sticks out into this major sea.
Palermo
The capital of Sicily
Torino
The capital of the northern region of Piedmont, site of the 2006 winter Olympics.
Corsica
The french island that is south of Genoa.
Sardinia
The island that is west across the Tyrrhenian Sea from Naples.
Lazio
The region that Roma is in
Florence
This city, the cradle of the Renaissance, is located on the Arno River.
Vatican City
This city/country is located inside of Rome. The Pope lives here.
Arno River
This river flows through Florence.
Tiber River
This river flows through Rome.
Po River
This river flows west to east through Northern Italy.
Tyrrhenian Sea
This sea separates Italy from Sardinia.
