Geography

Question 1

What is the largest part of Central Italy?

Answer 1

Toscana

NW Italy 42nd and 44th Parallel

Question 2

What are the islands called off of Toscana and what is the largest?

Answer 2

Archipelago Toscano

Isola d’Elba is the largest

Question 3

What is the topography of Toscana?

Answer 3

Majority hilly (67%) with vineyards planted 150-550m (Coastal Hills 150m & Inland Hills 500m)

Mountains (25%) represented by Northern Apennines

Plains (8%) - small and alluvial mostly on coast and rivers

Question 4

What is the Maremma? What are its 3 areas?

Answer 4

Historic-geographic area

Shared with Lazio (Viterbo Province)

3 areas

1. Tuscan (or Alta) Maremma

2. southern Tuscan (Maremma Grossetana) - this is considered the real Maremma

3. Maremma Laziale

Once a marshland, drained and reclaimed land

Question 5

Name the Tuscan Rivers North to South?

Answer 5

Arno River (north)

Ombrone River (south)

Orcia River (south and tributarty of Ombrone)

Question 6

What are the mountains located in Italy?

Answer 6

Alpi Apuane (Northern Tuscany)

Pratomagno - range where Arno River starts

Monte Amiata - SE or Montalcino and protects area from humidity, storms and hail

Northern Apennines - protects cool currents from the north and rain barrier for central-south part of the region

Question 7

Where does Toscana rank within Italy

1. under vine and
2. production
3. DOC
4. DOCGs
5. DOC+DOCGs

Answer 7

1. Under vine #4
2. Production #7
3. DOC #2
4. DOCG #3

5 DOC+DOCG #2

Question 8

Montagna Grande

Answer 8

800m

Pantelleria DOC, Sicilia

Question 9

When is the most rainfall in Toscana and where is it wettest and driest

Answer 9

Autumn and winter with November the wettest month and July the driest

Central and Southern region of Toscana are the driest (Maremma, Elba, Crete Senesi, part of Val d’Orcia and east Val di Chiana) drought a potential problem

Question 10

What island impacts the rains in central-south Toscana

Answer 10

Corsica Island

Question 11

Is snow common in the Apennines

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Where is it hottest in Toscana

Answer 12

S Maremma, Islands and Tuscan Coast

Inland cooler with higher diurnal

Question 13

Describe the Historic Sub-Regions of Campania and which Respective Provinces they are associated with?

Answer 13

Sannio = Benevento BIGGEST WINE PRODUCING

Iripnina = Avelino

Cilentto = Salerno

Terra di Lavoro = Caserta and part of Lazio

Question 14

Describe Toscana soils

Answer 14

Galestro - cumbly claey, schist rock with sharp edges and tends to flake (Chianti Classico, Rufina, Montalcino)

Alberse - fine grained, calcareous marl - central & southern part of Chianti Classico (Castellina)

Question 15

North Apennines

Alpi Apuane

Mt Amiata

Pratomango

Answer 15

Mountains in Toscana

Question 16

Central Apennines

Sub Apennines (west)

Monti Martani

Val Tiberina (bisects region)

Answer 16

Mountains in Umbria

Question 17

Monte Cònero

Central Apennines

Answer 17

Mountains in Marche

Question 18

Central Apennines

Massif Gran Sasso (N. 3000m)

Massif Maiella

Monti Della Laga (Lazio/Marche border)

Answer 18

Mountains in Abruzzo

Question 19

Central Apennines

VOLCANOES

Volsini

Cimini

Sabatini

Answer 19

Volcanoes in Lazio

Question 20

Southern Apennines

Mt Vesuvio

Mt Cervialto

Mt Cervati

Mt Taburno

Answer 20

Mountains / Volcanoes in Campania

Question 21

Southern Apennines (APPENNINO LUCANO)

Mt Vulture

Answer 21

Mountains in Basilicata

Question 22

Southern Apennines

Answer 22

Mountains in Molise

Question 23

Gargano Promontory (“Spur” 1,000m)

Tavoliere - 2nd largest Plain

Murge

Salento “Heal”

Answer 23

Mountains/Plains in Puglia

Question 24

Southern Apennines

Massif of Pollino

Catena Costiera

The Sila

The Aspromonte

Answer 24

Mountains in Calabria

Question 25

Sicilian Apennines Mt Etna (3000m) HIGHEST IN EUROPE Mt Iblei Mt Volcano Mt Stromboli

Answer 25

Mountains in **Sicilia**

Question 26

**Gennargentu Massif (in east)** Monti Ala (NE) Monte Limbara (NE) Campidano Plain

Answer 26

Mountains/Plains in **Sardinia**

Question 27

Arno Ombrone Orcia Aso

Answer 27

Rivers of **Toscana**

Question 28

Tevere (Tiber) Chiascio Paglia LAKE Trasimeno (near Tuscany) 4th largest Lake Corbara (Lazio-manmade)

Answer 28

Rivers and Lakes in **Umbria**

Question 29

Fogia - Metauro **Misa - Esino** Potenza - Chienti Tronto - Aso

Answer 29

Rivers in **Marche**

Question 30

**Aterno-Pescara** (longest) Sangro Tordino Vomano Tronto

Answer 30

Rivers of **Abruzzo**

Question 31

Tevere (Tiber) **_LAKES_** Bolsena Vico Bracciano

Answer 31

Rivers / Lakes of **Lazio**

Question 32

Volturno River Calore River (Calore Irpino)

Answer 32

**Campania**

Question 33

Bradano Basento Agri

Answer 33

Rivers of **Basilicata**

Question 34

Biferno River

Answer 34

Molise **River**

Question 35

Ofanto River Fortore River Cervaro River

Answer 35

Rivers of **Puglia**

Question 36

Crati River Neto River

Answer 36

Rivers of **Calabria**

Question 37

Solso River Simeto River Belice River (near Marsala)

Answer 37

Rivers in **Sicilia**

Question 38

Tavolara (N) San Pietro & Sant’Antioco (SW) Asinara Maddalena Archipelago

Answer 38

Islands **Sardegna** Tavolara - Gallura San Pietro & Sant'Antioco - Sulcis

Question 39

Tirso River

Answer 39

Rivers in Sardegna

Question 40

Abruzzo Mountains?

Answer 40

Divided into 3 Very narrow coast **Amphitheater-like mountains**

Question 41

Abruzzo Soils

Answer 41

**High Clay Content** Inland Hills - sandstone, marl Coast- calcareous Low Coast hills - clay/sand/gravel

Question 42

**Firenze** Siena Lucca

Answer 42

Toscana

Question 43

Etruscans

Answer 43

Toscana

Question 44

**Perugia** Montefalco Spoleto Terni Orvieto

Answer 44

Umbria

Question 45

**Umbri** **Etruscans**

Answer 45

Umbria

Question 46

**Ancona** Macerata Pesaro Urbino Fermo

Answer 46

Marche

Question 47

Piceni Senones

Answer 47

**Marche**

Question 48

**Pescara** Teramo l’Aquila Chieti

Answer 48

Abruzzo

Question 49

**Acqui** Samnites Piceni

Answer 49

Abruzzo

Question 50

Italic

Answer 50

**Lazio**

Question 51

**Roma** Rieti Latina Frosinone Viterbo

Answer 51

Lazio

Question 52

**Napoli** Caserta Benevento Avelino Salerno

Answer 52

**Campania**

Question 53

Greeks - Magan Graecia Center

Answer 53

**Campania**

Question 54

**Potenza** Matera

Answer 54

**Basilicata**

Question 55

2 coastlines (Ionia & Tyrrhenian)

Answer 55

**Basilicata** **Calabria**

Question 56

Lucania

Answer 56

**Basilicata**

Question 57

**Campobasso** Isernia

Answer 57

**Molise**

Question 58

**Italic Samnites**

Answer 58

**Molise**

Question 59

**Bari** Foggia Taranto Lecce Brindisi

Answer 59

**Puglia**

Question 60

**Cantanzaro** Cosenza Reggio Calabria

Answer 60

**Calabria**

Question 61

Iapygian Greeks

Answer 61

**Puglia**

Question 62

Greeks Krotos Rhegion

Answer 62

**Calabria**

Question 63

Siculi Phoenicians

Answer 63

**Sicilia**

Question 64

**Palermo** Marsala Enna Ragusa Catania Siracusa

Answer 64

**Sicilia**

Question 65

Nuraghi

Answer 65

**Sardegna**

Question 66

Italy's largest region?

Answer 66

**Sicilia**

Question 67

Italy's 3rd largest region?

Answer 67

**Sardegna**

Question 68

Bocche di Bonifacio

Answer 68

Straits between **Sardegna** and **Corsica**

Question 69

Mt Epomeo

Answer 69

**Ischia - volcano**

Question 70

Castellina Gaiole Radda Greve Panzano

Answer 70

Villages included in the 1716 Bando Edict

Question 71

Val di Chiana

Answer 71

Splits **Montepulciano** wine growing area east and west

Question 72

Montefalco Bevagna Gualdo Cattaneo Castel Ritaldi Giano dell'Umbria

Answer 72

The 5 villages of **Montefalco (220-400m)** **Lacustrine soils with yellow sand**

Question 73

What is Italy's 3rd largest island?

Answer 73

**Elba**

Question 74

What surrounds Toscana?

Answer 74

Liguria Emilia Romagna Marche Umbria Lazio

Question 75

What surrounds Umbria?

Answer 75

Toscana Marche Lazio

Question 76

What surrounds Lazio?

Answer 76

Emilia Romagna Toscana Umbria Lazio Abruzzo

Question 77

What surrounds Abruzzo?

Answer 77

Marche Lazio Molise

Question 78

What surrounds Lazio?

Answer 78

Toscana Umbria Marche Abruzzo Molise Campania

Question 79

What surrounds Campania?

Answer 79

Lazio Molise Puglia Basilicata

Question 80

What surrounds Basilicata?

Answer 80

Campania Puglia Calabria

Question 81

What surrounds Molise?

Answer 81

Lazio Abruzzo Campania Puglia

Question 82

What surrounds Puglia?

Question 83

What surrounds Calabria?

Answer 83

Basilicata technically Sicily by Straits of Messina

Question 84

What is the highest peak in the Apennines?

Answer 84

Massif Gran Sasso in Abruzzo (2,900m)

Question 85

What are the 3 categories of hills in Italy?

Answer 85

Sedimentary - ancient sea beds eg Chianti Moranic - Alpine glaciers = gravel and sand Volcanic - eg Veneto, Lazio, Toscana, Campania, Sicilia

Question 86

Ionian Sea separates Italy from....

Answer 86

Greece

Question 87

What sea has a stronger moderating influence and why Tyrrhenian Sea of Ionian Sea?

Answer 87

Tyrrhenian since it is deeper and larger thus more cooling

Question 88

What EU climatic zones are Central and Southern Italy in?

Answer 88

C2 and C3(b) ## Footnote **Note: C3(b) is the warmest** **Most of N Italy is C2 and parts are C1 (coldest)**

Question 89

What is the Balcony of Umbria?

Answer 89

Montefalco