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Both Genoa and Milan are in Northern Italy. The larger portion of Northern Italy is occupied by the basin of the Po river, which comprises the whole of the broad plain extending from the foot of the Apennines to that of the Alps.

Try our Geography quiz on comparisons between North and South Italy.

Which city is not part of northern Italy's 'Industrial Triangle'?

[ ]	Genoa
[ ]	Milan
[ ]	Rome
[ ]	Turin

What is the main industry in the city of Turin?

[ ]	Motor vehicles
[ ]	Oil refining
[ ]	Paper production
[ ]	Textile manufacturing

When the south 'closes down' during the afternoon heat it is called what?

[ ]	Fiesta
[ ]	Napsta
[ ]	Semester
[ ]	Siesta

Traditionally found in the south, what are Latifundi?

[ ]	Dry river valleys
[ ]	Hilltop villages
[ ]	Large farms belonging to wealthy landowners
[ ]	Marshy coastal areas

Which northern city is a major coastal port?

[ ]	Bologna
[ ]	Genoa
[ ]	Milan
[ ]	Verona

What are autostradas that help industry in the north?

[ ]	Groups of skilled workers
[ ]	Loans to build factories
[ ]	Expressways
[ ]	Power stations

The south has traditionally had what type of land use?

[ ]	Dairy cattle
[ ]	Fruit and vegetables
[ ]	Grazing sheep and goats
[ ]	Rubber plantations

Where do most of the south's wealthy landowners live?

[ ]	In another country
[ ]	In caravans
[ ]	In the cities
[ ]	On their farms

When describing the traditional south of Italy, which of these is false?

[ ]	Little money is invested in improving the land
[ ]	Soils are deep and fertile
[ ]	Summer droughts are common
[ ]	There are large areas of hilly land

10.

Which fact is true of northern Italy but not the south?

[ ]	A long history of crime and corruption
[ ]	Cheap hydro-electric power is available
[ ]	Mainly unskilled labor
[ ]	Remote from the main EU markets

Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Case Study Italy (Comparing North and South) 1 (Answers)

Which city is not part of northern Italy's 'Industrial Triangle'?

[ ]	Genoa
[ ]	Milan
[x]	Rome
[ ]	Turin

What is the main industry in the city of Turin?

[x]	Motor vehicles
[ ]	Oil refining
[ ]	Paper production
[ ]	Textile manufacturing

Turin is the home of Fiat cars

When the south 'closes down' during the afternoon heat it is called what?

[ ]	Fiesta
[ ]	Napsta
[ ]	Semester
[x]	Siesta

Traditionally found in the south, what are Latifundi?

[ ]	Dry river valleys
[ ]	Hilltop villages
[x]	Large farms belonging to wealthy landowners
[ ]	Marshy coastal areas

This is why few farmers have owned their own land

Which northern city is a major coastal port?

[ ]	Bologna
[x]	Genoa
[ ]	Milan
[ ]	Verona

What are autostradas that help industry in the north?

[ ]	Groups of skilled workers
[ ]	Loans to build factories
[x]	Expressways
[ ]	Power stations

The wealthy north Italian markets are linked by them

The south has traditionally had what type of land use?

[ ]	Dairy cattle
[ ]	Fruit and vegetables
[x]	Grazing sheep and goats
[ ]	Rubber plantations

They cope best with the steep, bare slopes

Where do most of the south's wealthy landowners live?

[ ]	In another country
[ ]	In caravans
[x]	In the cities
[ ]	On their farms

When describing the traditional south of Italy, which of these is false?

[ ]	Little money is invested in improving the land
[x]	Soils are deep and fertile
[ ]	Summer droughts are common
[ ]	There are large areas of hilly land

The soils are thin between bare rock outcrops

10.

Which fact is true of northern Italy but not the south?

[ ]	A long history of crime and corruption
[x]	Cheap hydro-electric power is available
[ ]	Mainly unskilled labor
[ ]	Remote from the main EU markets

The Mafia run organized crime in the south