Village life in northern Italy | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

Mont Blanc ✓

Mt Everest

Scafell Pike

Dolomites
Match these key terms to their correct definition.

physical feature

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it is natural and has not been formed or made by humans ✓

human feature

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it is something that humans have made or built ✓

settlement

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a place where people live and often work ✓
How can we use digital mapping tools help us to investigate?

zoom in and out ✓

use the scale ✓

use symbols ✓

ask opinions
How can the river Po be used in northern Italy?

hydroelectricity ✓

water for farming ✓

transport ✓

for people to fill bottles for drinking
Match the key term to its correct definition.

scale

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it show what a distance on a map is in real life ✓

key

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helps us to understand information on a map ✓

symbol

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these show information on a map ✓
How can different settlements connected in northern Italy?

railways ✓

roads ✓

airports ✓

canals

Match these key words with the correct definition.

climate

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The average weather conditions measured over a long period of time. ✓

weather

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The day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny windy. ✓

latitude

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Imaginary lines showing position north or south of the Equator ✓
Put these settlements in order of size, starting with the smallest.

1

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village

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town

3

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city
What factors affect the climate?

altitude ✓

latitude ✓

distance from the sea ✓

size of the population
Which of these statements describe Ortisei?

located in the Dolomites ✓

located on the west coast

Alpine climate ✓

Mediterranean climate
Which statements are true for Vernassa?

It borders the Ligurian Sea. ✓

It has hot, dry summers. ✓

It has cold, snowy winters.
Which statements are true for both Vernassa and Ortisei?

Steep land surrounds the village. ✓

It has beautiful buildings. ✓

It is popular with tourists. ✓

It's a good location for skiing.

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A range of resources, including photographs and climate data can be used to investigate what a locality is like.
Different factors such as climate, location and the physical landscape can affect what life in a village is like.
There may be many different reasons why someone would like to live in a particular locality.

All villages in northern Italy are the same.

Villages in northern Italy have different climates, architecture and culture.

Climate - Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).
Weather - The weather of a place is the day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm etc.
Settlement - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.
Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.
Latitude - Lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.