Answers When you think Italy – what do you think? Task 7 A: Copy and complete fast facts into your geography notebook. B: Watch the video clip and write down 10 facts about Italy. C: Complete research task on the Italian flag and write the answer into your notebook. D: Label a blank world map. E: Look at the image that compares Italy to the UK and answer the questions. F: Research the leaning tower of Pisa. G: Create a collage to show what Italy is like. Include drawings, some captions, some facts. Make your poster as eye-catching, interesting and colourful as you can. A Copy and Fast facts complete Population: 60.36 million Area: 301,338 km² Population density: densely populated - 206 per Km2 Capital city: Rome Bodies of water: Mediterranean sea Official language: Italian Local money: Euro B Watch the video clip and write down 10 facts you learnt about Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8teLjgaEhy8 Copy link into google C This is the flag of Italy. Find out how Italy got its flag and what do the colours represent. The first version of the flag was created in 1797 by the Cispadane Republic, following Napoleon's successful campaign in Italy, and inspired by the French flag. There's a religious interpretation whereby green represents hope, white faith and red, charity. The most popular - which has become the accepted fact - is that the colours represent Italy itself: white for the snowy Alps and other mountain regions; green for the plains and the hills; and red for blood spilt in the Italian wars of independence. Italy is easy to recognize on any world map, as the country is shaped like a high-heeled boot, as you can see on the map above. It looks like the boot is kicking a ball, which is the island of Sicily Can you find Italy? D Where in the world is Italy? Stick the map into your book. a) Label and colour Italy. b) Label and colour the UK. c) Label the bodies of water surrounding Italy. Italy is bordered by the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, and France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. d) Label and shade the countries that border Italy. E Look at the image which compares Italy with the UK. A) Copy down 4 pieces of information about Italy and what that tells us. B) Give 4 pieces of information that show Italy to be similar to the UK. Life expectancy, tourists, education, population. C) Give 4 pieces of information that show Italy to be different to the UK. Area, population density, urban population, televisions, cars, tractors. Rome Trevi Fountain Colosseum • In Venice, the streets are waterways Venice that people travel by gondola. F Pisa • Location • When it was built • Height • Number of stairs • The meaning behind the tower • Why does it lean? The automobile is one of Italy's greatest products. In addition to the Fiat brand, Fiat owns the Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Chrysler brands. G Create a collage to show what Italy is like. Include; • Drawings/ printed photos • If you have travel brochures or pictures from magazines • Some captions • Some facts • Make your poster as eye-catching, interesting and colourful as you can. Send your work and collages/posters to your teacher..