GEOGRAPHY CONNECTIONS This year-long series is presented in collaboration

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Welcome To

Rome, Italy
CITY VIEW
Take LOCATION: Rome is the capital of
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Italy. It is located along the Tiber River.
Benvenuto! (Welcome) to Rome, Italy. Rome is The latitude is 41.9 W, and the longitude is
12.4 E.
a city that is filled with beauty and culture; it has a true
Mediterranean climate! Along the Tiber River, Rome PLACE: Rome has a gorgeous landscape. It is
consists of much culture and art. The has city has great one of the world’s most important art centers.

food, and many historic attractions.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION:
Did you know that Rome has 280 fountains and over There are water canals and aqueducts. In some
900 churches? It’s crazy! Rome has many religions, but atriums, there is a trough that collects water when it
mostly Christianity. So much information and beauty rains.
flows over the city. Also, the city of Rome is actually older
than the whole country of Italy! Are you interested yet? To MOVEMENT: Most of Rome’s residents travel by
add to that, Rome has so many famous landmarks. The foot, use the subway, or ride buses/trams. The Roman
Colosseum, and the Curia of Pompeii-which is actually Empire built many early roads, this made Rome an
where Julius Caesar was assassinated. He was brutally important center for trade and commerce.
stabbed to death by his mistress’s son, Brutus.

REGION: There are 7 hills in Rome, Also, there are

Another interesting fact is that you can actually make a lot of money off of many churches and temples for people to go to, but
the Trevi Fountain, which is a fountain in which people throw many coins into most religion is Christian.
each day. It is illegal, but people could go and take coins from the fountain
and gain much money. But thankfully, the money is collected each night and
given to charity. Rome is a place you won’t ever forget. MAPPING
DID YOU KNOW?
ACTIVITY
This map shows all of the countries that Italy is made
• Did you know that Rome actually wanted to host the Olympics many years up of. Can you see Rome? I’ll give you a hint; Rome
ago? They had high hopes, but London got the honor in the year of 1948. is the one and only capital of Italy. Its elevation is
Maybe next time! 69 feet, and its longitude and latitude are 12.492373
• It is actually very difficult to find spaghetti and meatballs on any restaurant and 41.890251. Italy is located along the Tiban River,
menu in the city. I guess what we thought was an Italian classic, is just not and may get earthquakes, floods, or avalanches
Rome’s favorite dish!
from time to time. Let’s test your knowledge.
• Did you know that the early Christians in Rome were actually believed to be
part of a mystery cult? Can you locate and name some facts about Italy?
• Also, almost 90 percent of Rome has not been fully excavated

GLOBAL GOALS
Rome suffers from serious poverty. Around 16 percent of Italy lives in poverty. We
need to work towards fixing this. People can’t afford food, a job, education, or even
clothes. As far as I know, Rome is struggling to reduce poverty across the city.
Another problem is education. Lots of people can’t afford good schools. But, they
have partially fixed this; public school is free, so everyone can go from ages 6 to 16.

Online Resources:
https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Rome https://ancientcivilizations-rome.weebly.com/geography.html
http://www.theancientworld.net/civ/roman_empire_culture.html https://borgenproject.org/poverty-italy-2/
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/natural-attractions-rome-italy-3570.html https://www.latlong.net/place/the-colosseum-of-rome-rome-italy-1104.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rome-founded https://darkrome.com/blog/rome/facts-about-rome
https://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/planning-a-trip/getting-around https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/rome/articles/rome-amazing-
https://www.historylearni facts-things-you-did-not-know/
ngsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/roman-houses/ http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/food.html
https://quatr.us/romans/roman-environment-ancient-rome.htm http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar474320&st=rome#tab=homepage
http://www.historyforkids.net/roman-art.html http://www.aroundrometours.com/30-interesting-facts-about-rome-italy-art43-uid1.htm
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos
Common Core Curricular Connections
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