Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of __________and ___________ Unit 2 Notes

____________ Location Long, boot-shaped peninsula surrounded on ________sides by the ____________________________ Sea ____________form the northern border Apennine Mountains run from the Alps to the sea _________ islands, Sardinia & Sicily, are part of the country

Italy’s ____________ ___________(mild) climate with regional differences ___________________areas have mild winters and warm, dry summers ___________________have cold, wet, and snowy winters and humid summers

Italy’s Natural _____________ Has ___________mineral resources: natural gas, marble, granite, coal, mercury, zinc, and potash __________________land is important (26% fertile land) small farms cover much of the country Grapes & olives are important crops There are more than __________ ________________for fishing boats

Where_______________Live _______________: 58,000,000 Land Area: 301,340 sq km 7 out of 10 Italians live in _____________________ areas (Rome, Naples, Milan, & Turin) About half of the people live in the most ______________1/3rd of the country!

____________________ ______________________ Mountains are like a backbone across Italy They affect where people live & how they transport people and goods Location on the ________________Sea affects trade with other countries Has a long history of _________________ goods to countries in Africa, Europe, & Asia

_________________ Location In north-central Europe on ____________________________Plain Southern region = mountainous; central region = hilly and mountainous; northern region = flat plains Contains the most important commercial waterway in Europe (_______________________________)

Germany’s ______________ Most of Germany has a marine climate In the west: winters are mild, summers are cool, with rainfall year round ______________________warms the region, making the land warmer in the winter and cooling it off in the summer In the east: winters are very cold, summers are very hot with long dry periods

Germany’s Natural _________ Has________________natural resources: iron ore, coal, potash, uranium, nickel, natural gas, & copper _______________ is also a resource, but much of the forests in the north have been cut down for farms & towns About 1/3rd of the land is ____________

Where ______________Live ______________________: 82,000,000 Land Area: 357,022 sq km Germany is one of the __________________________densely ________________countries in Europe 85% of the population lives in________________areas (cities) Berlin is the largest city & the __________

________________ ____________________________is very important for trade Many German cities lie along the ________________________________ Location gives those cities an excellent way to transport goods & people