Where is the Industrial Triangle in Italy?

L.O: To know what the industrial triangle is and where it is.To know why most industries are based in the North of Italy.

Complete the following word frame.

The population di...................... is uneven in Italy. The most cr................. areas are towards the no......... and co......... . The least crowded areas are the so........., ce.......... and extreme north. The No........ It............... Plain is de............... populated as it is fl...... and ideal for farming. There is an availability of fo...... and jobs. Life in the south is di................ as it is ho..., dr... and mountainous making fa................ awkward.

dry densely coast difficult centre north flat farming south Italian hot crowded North food distribution

Why are Italian cities like?

Did you Know?

Lombardy and Piedmont in north-west Italy contain a quarter of the population. Around 8 million people live in the Milan urban area. Rome was the first city 2000 years ago to have a population of 1 million!

What companies are found in the industrial triangle?

Where is the Industrial Triangle?

Labels for diagram

- Genoa - Mediterranean - hydro-electric power - 10 million

- road - Alps - rail - mountains - factories - natural gas

Is there a North-South divide in Italy?

How does the North Italian Plain compare with the Apennines?

What are the main differences between the North and South?

Look at the table. Select the correct word from the pair in brackets on the climate in the North and South of Italy.

Complete the table with major differences for each physical feature

Physical feature

Differences between the North and South of Italy

Land(relief, soil)

Vegetation(plants)

Climate(hot, dry)

Complete the table with major differences for each physical feature

Physical feature

Differences between the North and South of Italy

Land Flat fertile land in the North that is prone to flooding and steep-sided slopes in the South that have suffered erosion and deforestation.

Vegetation Little natural vegetation in the North, although Lombardy poplars are being grown as wind breaks with drought-resistant scrub vegetation in the South.

Climate Very warm in summer and cold in winter in the North with frost common and hot in summer and warm in winter in the South with regular heatwaves.

What companies are found in the industrial triangle?

Where is the Industrial Triangle?

Labels for diagram

- Genoa - Mediterranean - hydro-electric power - 10 million

- road - Alps - rail - mountains - factories - natural gas

Is there a North-South divide in Italy?

How does the North Italian Plain compare with the Apennines?