La Geografia dell’Italia...Sep 17, 2018 · Basic Facts Italy is located in Europe. It is a boot-shaped peninsula. The capital is Rome. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria

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

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Region: Valle d’Aosta Capital: Aosta

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Region: Puglia Capital: Bari

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Region: Basilicata Capital: Potenza

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Region: Calabria Capital: Catanzaro

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Region: Campania Capital: Napoli

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Region: Emilia-Romagna Capital: Bologna

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Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Capital: Trieste

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Region: Lazio Capital: Roma

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Region: Liguria Capital: Genova

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Region: Lombardia Capital: Milano

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Region: Le Marche Capital: Ancona

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Region: Molise Capital: Campobasso

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Region: Piemonte Capital: Torino

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Region: Sardegna Capital: Cagliari

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Region: Sicilia Capital: Palermo

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Region: Trentino-Alto Adige Capital: Trento

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Region: Toscana Capital: Firenze

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Region: Umbria Capital: Perugia

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Region: Veneto Capital: Venezia

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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

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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

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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.

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La Geografia dell’Italia...Sep 17, 2018 · Basic Facts Italy is located in Europe. It is a boot-shaped peninsula. The capital is Rome. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria