Italy has a boot-shaped peninsula located in Southern Europe with a temperate climate and few natural resources besides marble, granite and zinc. Most Italians live in urban areas in the northern part of the country, and trade is facilitated by over 800 ports along the Mediterranean Sea coastline. Germany is located in central Europe with varied climates and natural resources including coal, iron ore and natural gas. Most Germans live in densely populated urban areas and waterways like the Rhine River support internal and external trade.

1. Location, Climate, and
Natural Resources of
Italy and Germany

2. Italy

4. Italy’s Location
 Long, boot-shaped peninsula
surrounded on 3 sides by the
Mediterranean Sea
 Alps form the northern border
 2 islands, Sardinia & Sicily,
are part of the country

6. Italy’s Climate
 Temperate (mild) climate with
regional differences
 Coastal areas have mild winters
and warm, dry summers
 Mountains have cold, wet, and
snowy winters and humid
summers

7. Italy’s Natural Resources
 Has few mineral resources:
natural gas, marble, granite, coal,
mercury, and zinc
 Arable land is important  26%
of Italy is fertile land

8. Italy’s Natural Resources
 Small farms cover much of the
country
 Grapes & olives are important
crops
 There are more than 800 ports for
fishing boats

9. Where People Live
 Population: 58,000,000
 Land Area: 301,340 sq km
 7 out of 10 Italians live in urban
areas (Rome, Naples, Milan, &
Turin)
 About half of the people live in
the most northern 1/3rd
of the
country!

10. Rome, Italy

11. Italy’s Trade
 Apennine Mountains are like a
backbone across Italy
 Mountains affect where
people live & how they
travel
 Also effects how they
ship goods

13. Italy’s Trade
 Location on the Mediterranean
Sea allows trade with other
countries
 Has a long history of
shipping goods to
countries in Africa,
Europe, & Asia

14. Germany

16. Germany’s Location
 In north-central Europe on
European Plain
 Southern region = mountainous
Central region = hilly and
mountainous
 Northern region = flat plains
 Contains the most important
commercial waterway in Europe
(Rhine River)

18. Germany’s Climate
 Most of Germany has a marine
climate
 In the west: winters are mild,
summers are cool, with rainfall year
round
 Gulf Stream warms the region, making
the land warmer in the winter and cooling
it off in the summer
 In the east: winters are very cold,
summers are very hot with long dry
periods

20. Germany’s Natural
Resources
 Has many natural resources: iron
ore, coal, uranium, nickel, natural
gas, & copper
 Timber is also a resource, but
much of the forests in the north
have been cut down for farms &
towns
 About 1/3rd
of the land is arable

21. Where People Live
 Population: 82,000,000
 Land Area: 357,022 sq km
 Germany is one of the most
densely populated countries in
Europe
 85% of the population lives in
urban areas (cities)
 Berlin is the largest city & the
capital

22. Remaining Section of the
Berlin Wall

23. Trade
 Rhine River is very important for
trade
 Many German cities lie along the
Rhine
 Location gives those cities an
excellent way to transport goods &
people