Italy:

 Capital city: Rome

 Member of the EU
 Developed country
 Located on the Apennine peninsula
 Europe’s most populated country- uneven distribution
 Inland migration- from north to south
 High immigration

Industry:

 Poor in minerals
 Pyrite and Mercury ore mining
 Imports raw materials
 Processes them in the harbors
 Advanced industry: skilled labour and production
 Northern areas:
o Turin-Milan-Genoa: modern large-scale industry
o Turin, Milan: car manufacturing
o Genoa:
 chemical industry
 siderurgy
 steel metallurgy
 busiest harbor
o Labor-saving devices, computers: Northern areas
o Energy supply:
 Alps: hydropower station
 Southern parts of Po plain:
 Natural gas
 Imported oil
o Textile- and leather industry: women
o Export interior accessories and fashion products
  Southern areas: underdeveloped industry
o Centers: harbors
o Oil refining
o Siderurgy
o Major industrial town: Naples
 Food industry: diverse, even distribution

Agriculture:

o Northern areas:
 Most advanced: Po plain
 Fertile soil
 Abundant rivers
 Climate protected by the Alps
 Experienced production
 Mechanization
 Fertilizer usage
 Watering
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 High yield
 Arable land:
o Corn
o Wheat
o Sugar beet
 Irrigation area:
o Rice
 Fruit trees
 Oil trees
 Grapes
 Cattle farming: irrigation area, alpine pasture
o Southern areas:
 Summer drought, lack of water, low quality soil—> hard usage
 Bigger part of agricultural workers
  Low production standards and yield
 Lots of latifundium
 Mediterranean areas:
o Grapes
o Olives
o Almond
o Citruses
o Vegetables
o Exportation: wine, olive oil, orange, lemon
 Apennines: sheep and goat farming

Tourism:

 Significant income
 Alps
 Ski paradises
 Clear water lakes
 Volcanic areas
 Historical and cultural monuments
 Cuisine
 Important touristical centers: Rome, Vatican city, Venice, Naples, Firenze
 Modern transport system