Welcome Two Small Countries i Italy sits on the continent of Europe The Country is long and narrow It is shaped like a tall boot The Mediterranean Sea surrounds three sides of the boot Northern Italy touches France Monaco Switzerland Austria and Slovenia Two large islands are also part of Italy Sardinia lies west of Italy Sicily nearly touches the toe of Italy's boot Two very small countries are tucked inside Italy They rule themselves Vatican City is in Rome Italy's capital San Marino is in central Italy Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea Mount Etna rises in background the
S AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND turns to SLOVENIA SLOVENIA 2 TIKE NAGGIORE A Milan Turine St GIRDI Venice FRANCE Bologna SAN MARINO Florence Er Pisa MONACO Siena iT AY ADRIATIC ГЕА MEDITERRANEAN ТЕА VATICAN Rome CITY NHINESE TYRRHENIAN ГЕА Pompeii TESUTIUS SARDINIA A mountains volcano country's capital city MILES 100 IONIAN ГЕА 100 KILOMETERS SICILY
A skier climbs the peak of a mountain in the Dolomites a section of the Alps Hills and Mountains Mountains cover much of Italy The Alps curve around northern Italy These mountains also reach into France Switzerland and Austria Skiing in the Alps is a favorite sport winter
The Apennines run down central Italy They reach from north to south Valleys and plains lie on both sides of the mountains Hilly areas are also to the west These areas form some of Italy's best farmland Map Whiz Quiz I Take a look at the map on page 5 A map is a drawing or chart of a place Trace the outline of Italy on a sheet of paper Can you find the Alps Mark them with an N for north Do you see Sardinia Mark the island with a w for west Put an E for east on the Adriatic Sea With a green crayon color in Italy Don't forget Sardinia and Sicily And be sure to black out San Marino and Vatican City They don't belong to Italy This town lies in central Italy Lush farmland it surrounds
