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
Water Everywhere Italy is a peninsula This means it has water on three sides The country also has lots of rivers Many of them flow down from the mountains They bring water to farmland The Po River runs through the city of Turin Buildings line riverbanks the
The Po is Italy's longest river It runs across northern Italy Other rivers are the Arno and the Tiber The Arno is the main river in central Italy The Tiber flows into Rome in central Italy Lake District Windsurfers enjoy the water at Lake Como It is the third largest lake in Italy Long ago slow moving ice masses carved out lakes in the Alps The narrow lakes filled with melted snow They formed the Lake District Lake Como Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore draw many visitors year every
