| A | B |
|---|
| Rome | capital city of Italy |
| Po River | Italy's longest river |
| city-state | an independent city and its surrounding countryside |
| sirocco | hot, dry winds from North Africa |
| Appenine Mountains | mountain range running down the center of the Italian Peninsula |
| Sicily and Sardinia | Italy includes the land of the Peninsula and |
| Turin and Milan | Most manufacturing in Italy is in what two cities? |
| Latin | The Italian language developed from what older language? |
| Mediterranean Sea | The Italian Peninsula juts out from Europe into the |
| Mediterranean | What is the climate in nearly all of Italy? |
