1. Case Study: Italy. What is population distribution like in Italy?
L.O: To be able to produce climate graphs and draw conclusions from them.
To know where most people live in Italy and why population is UNEVEN in its distribution.

2. What did we look at last week?
Be prepared to share!

3. High snow capped mountains.
This coast line is rocky with many coves and inlets This is useful for shipping and tourism?
This land is really FERTILE ( lots of things grow in the soil) what job might lots of people do here?
High snow capped mountains.
It is much hotter down this end of the country can you think why?
The beaches here are long and sandy. What would this be a good area for?
There are high steep sea cliffs here with bare mountains Can you think why few trees and plants grow here?

4. Complete this paragraph in your book and fill in the gaps
Italy is a long and ………………………… country. Over three……………….of the country is covered in ………………………….. , the highest of these mountains are the ………………. They are found in the ……………. of the country. The Alps are so cold that they are permanently covered in ………………
Most of Italy has a pleasant and ………… climate, the summers tend to be warm but the winters and warm and ……………
Wet, narrow, mountains,
Warm, Alps, snow, North, quarters

5. How does the temperature differ in the North and south
We are now going to produce a climate graph. For Milan.
Make some predictions:
Is it in the North or south of the country?
Do you think it will be hot or cold? Can you give reasons for your answer?
How much rain do you think it will get?

7. Now let’s do one for Palermo
Before we start:
Do you think it will be hotter or colder than Milan? Why?
Do you think it will have more or less rain? WHY?

9. What conclusions can you draw?

10. Where do people live in Italy?
Which cities are most densely populated?
What can you learn from the maps?

11. What FACTORS encourage people to live in an area?
Rome.
North or South?
What can you tell about population?
Campania
North or south?Why do you think this?
What can you tell about population? Bigger or smaller than Rome? Why

12. What can you tell about population? Why
Alps
North or South?
What can you tell about population? Why
Milan
North or South?
What can you tell about population?

13. Can you think of FACTORS that encourage people to live in a place?
Reasons to live
somewhere

14. Can you think of FACTORS that discourage people to live in a place?
Reasons not to live
somewhere

15. What factors effect where people live in Italy?
Soil
Climate
Rainfall
Raw materials
Relief
Industry
Communication

16. Produce a population bar chart for Italy’s main cities
City
Population in (1,000’s)
Bologna
422
Florence
417
Naples
1203
Genoa
715
Bari
357
Turin
1012
Milan
1464
Palermo
731
Venice
324
Rome
2816

17. True or false?
1) The population distribution in Italy is evenly distributed?
2) More people live in Rome than anywhere else in Italy?
3) The North of Italy is more densely populated then the south?
4) Less people live in the south of Italy due to the poor soil and steep mountain slopes?
5) There is little industry (factories to work in) in the south so this is why the population is smaller than the north?