The Geography of Italy
Background: You are in the process of exploring Italy through the perspective of the 5 Themes of Geography. Up to this point, you have studied the LOCATION of Italy. You will now be studying the theme, PLACE, using Italy as your example.
Directions: On the following pages, follow the prompts and answer the questions regarding the theme of "Place" and Italy. You will input the answers in the comment box on each page. You will be graded on these posts based on the rubric on page 5.
In geography, "place" describes the HUMAN and PHYSICAL characteristics of a place
Physical characteristics include things such as the mountains, rivers, beaches, landscape, and animal and plant life of a place.
Human characteristics include the human-created and cultural features of a place, from how land is used and architecture to religion and food, transportation, and communication networks.
Physical characteristics include things such as the mountains, rivers, beaches, landscape, and animal and plant life of a place.
Human characteristics include the human-created and cultural features of a place, from how land is used and architecture to religion and food, transportation, and communication networks.