Rome's Physical Geography

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Italy is located on which continent?

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Europe

Front

Which BEST describes the location of Rome within the Italian peninsula? east, central, southeast, northeast

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central

Front

Italy is close to which important sea? Aegean, Black, Red, Mediterranean

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Mediterranean

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What is one major DIFFERENCE between the geography of Rome and Athens? Options: one has seas and the other doesn't, one has a good amount of arable land, the other doesn't, one has mountains and the other has none, one has deserts and the other doesn't

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one has a good amount of arable land, the other doesn't

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What large mountains are at the far northern part of the Italian peninsula, and provide protection from invasion by land?

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Alps

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Why was the Tiber River helpful to Rome?

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it gave Rome water for irrigation

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Why was Rome in such a perfect place to start an empire? Options: it was centrally located in the Mediterranean basin, it was near a major supply of gold, it was located in a place that was hard to protect, it had limited arable land

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it was centrally located in the Mediterranean basin

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What was one major benefit of living near the Mediterranean Sea? Options: winters were always very cold, it was easy to get invaded, it helped facilitate trade, the sea was too rough for foreigners to navigate

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it helped facilitate trade

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Rome and Greece were both located on ____

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peninsulas

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Which river ran through Rome?

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Tiber