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Case Study: Italy. What are the main physical features of Italy?

Case Study: Italy. What are the main physical features of Italy? . L.O: To know what the main physical features of Italy are and be able to describe them. To think about how the physical features may affect population distribution. What did we look at last week?. Be prepared to share!.

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Case Study: Italy. What are the main physical features of Italy?

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  1. Case Study: Italy. What are the main physical features of Italy? L.O: To know what the main physical features of Italy are and be able to describe them. To think about how the physical features may affect population distribution.

  2. What did we look at last week? • Be prepared to share!

  3. Let’s look closer at the land of Italy. • Aim: To be able to DESCRIBE Italy’s terrain, where people live and its weather.

  4. Why might people go here? Why do few people live here? This land is really FERTILE ( lots of things grow in the soil) what job might lots of people do here? High snow capped mountains. This coast line is rocky with many coves and inlets This is useful for shipping and tourism? The beaches here are long and sandy. What would this be a good area for? There are high steep sea cliffs here with bare mountains Can you think why few trees and plants grow here? It is much hotter down this end of the country can you think why?

  5. Complete this paragraph in your book and fill in the gaps • Italy is a long and ………………………… country. Over three……………….of the country is covered in ………………………….. , the highest of these mountains are the ………………. They are found in the ……………. of the country. The Alps are so cold that they are permanently covered in ……………… • Most of Italy has a pleasant and ………… climate, the summers tend to be warm but the winters and warm and …………… Wet, narrow, mountains, Warm, Alps, snow, North, quarters

  6. How does the temperature differ in the North and south • We are now going to produce a climate graph. For Milan. • Make some predictions: • Is it in the North or south of the country? • Do you think it will be hot or cold? Can you give reasons for your answer? • How much rain do you think it will get?

  7. Now let’s do one for Palermo • Before we start: • Do you think it will be hotter or colder than Milan? Why? • Do you think it will have more or less rain? WHY?

  8. What conclusions can you draw?

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