La Geografia

dell’Italia
 Basic Facts
 Italy is located in Europe.
 It is a boot-shaped peninsula.
 The capital is Rome.
 Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria
and Slovenia to the north.
 Vatican City and San Marino are two
independent republics located within Italy.
 Regions
• Italy is divided into 20 regions.
• A region is like a state.
• Each region has a capital.
• Each region is divided into provinces.
• A province is like a county.
• Each province is divided into towns and cities.
Region: Abruzzo Capital: L’Aquila
Region: Valle d’Aosta Capital: Aosta
Region: Puglia Capital: Bari
Region: Basilicata Capital: Potenza
Region: Calabria Capital: Catanzaro
Region: Campania Capital: Napoli
Region: Emilia-Romagna
Capital: Bologna
Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Capital: Trieste
Region: Lazio Capital: Roma
Region: Liguria Capital: Genova
Region: Lombardia Capital: Milano
Region: Le Marche Capital: Ancona
Region: Molise Capital: Campobasso
Region: Piemonte Capital: Torino
Region: Sardegna Capital: Cagliari
Region: Sicilia Capital: Palermo
Region: Trentino-Alto Adige
Capital: Trento
Region: Toscana Capital: Firenze
Region: Umbria Capital: Perugia
Region: Veneto Capital: Venezia
 Mountains & Volcanoes
• The Alps and The Apennines are two major
mountain chains in Italy.
• Some active volcanoes in Italy include:
– Mt. Vesuvius
– Mt. Etna
– Mt. Stromboli
 Lakes & Rivers
• Italy has 3 major lakes:
– Lago di Como
– Lago di Garda
– Lago Maggiore
• Main rivers include:
– Po River
– Tiber River
– Arno River
– Adige River
 The Peninsula & The Islands
• Italy is surrounded by water on the west, south
and east by these seas:
– Ligurian Sea
– Tyrrhenian Sea
– Mediterranean Sea
– Ionian Sea
– Adriatic Sea
• Sicily and Sardinia are
two major islands of Italy.