3. WOW!!
That’s
romantic
They are lucky
they get to live
in the middle of
the ocean!!
I wanna ride
through town
in one of
those!!!
4. Physical Features
Italy has many mountains, like the one right on their border. They
also are right on the coast so they have many coastal plains. Their
coastline is 7,600 km since they are a peninsula. Parts of their cities
are built on water so they use little boats to get around sometimes.
Italy finally has many mines for things like coal, zinc, and mercury.
5. Culture/People
Most of the people in Italy
speak Italian. 90% of Italians
are Roman Catholic. The
other 10% are other
practices. Their death rate is
10 people per 1000. Finally
their population growth is
-0.075%.
6. ITaly’s Economy
Italy has a industrial economy, which is
divided into a developed industrial north.
Dominated by private companies, and a
less-developed,depends on welfare,
culture south, and has high
unemployment. The Italian economy is
driven by the manufacture of high-
quality consumer goods, many of them
family owned. Italy also has a sizable
underground economy, which by some
estimates accounts for as much as 15%
of GDP, GDP stands for Gross Domestic
Product.
7. Government
Italy’s government is known as a
republic. Italy has never had to
change their government. Since
they are a republic theitr ruler is a
prime minister. Their constitution
was passed December 11, 1947,
but was passed January 1, 1948.
Italy has a diplomatic
representation in the United
States.
8. History
Italy joined the
They got their
economic and monetary
independence in 1869.
union in 1999.
Italy lost World
War II due to a
neighbor country in
alliance with Nazi
Germany.
9. Main Question
Their geography has influenced many things. Since
they were so close to Germany they were involved
in many wars. All over the coastal lines were
fishermen. They also had much rain so they had
fertile soil for farming. Being around the others
countries they could exchange easily.
