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Italy – The Regions. Aim: To find out about the different regions in Italy and a holiday you could take in each one. What is a region?. A region is an area of land that has common characteristics. It is different to other regions. The characteristics can be
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Italy – The Regions Aim: To find out about the different regions in Italy and a holiday you could take in each one.
What is a region? A region is an area of land that has common characteristics. It is different to other regions. The characteristics can be Physical - climate, soils, plants that grow there. Human & economic – Same sorts of economic activities or levels of development.
The Regions • Physical Regions – 3 Regions – Alps, Apennines and the NIP (North Italian Plain) • States – 20 states – Political regions a bit like counties in Britain. • Economic – 2 regions – More developed north and less developed south. • Tourism – 7 regions .
Region 1 Mountains & Lakes Region 2 – North Italy & Venice Region 5 – Neapolitan Riviera Region 3 – Italian Riviera Region 6 – The south Region 4 – Tuscany and Rome Region 7 - SICILY
Italian Riviera Click on picture above for a short video on how Genoa is trying to attract tourism 3:17