Mezzogiorno
Peripheral Area
(Poor Area)
Map of Italy
Monza Grand Prix
Italian Vineyards
Gladiator
Colliseum Rome City
Roman Empire
Colliseum
Landscape
Agriculture…good or bad?
Tourism Mixed With Vineyards
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Satellite Image
dark is mountains
Hilltop Village
Industry…food retail plant
Cars Waiting For Shipping in Italy
Venice: All roads are waterways
Olive Trees…note how arid the
land is.
Venice: Travel by Gondola
Tourism: Beaches
Italy Recap
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Before 1945 most of the Italian population was in some form of
agriculture.
Since 1945, Italy industrialised rapidly, particularly in
manufacturing and engineering to the point where less than 5 per
cent of the population is now working in agriculture.
The majority of these live in the southern part of Italy, which is
poorer than the centre and northern part of the country.
The tourism industry now enjoys a major position in the economy
Italy continues to rely heavily on the export of manufactured
goods, particularly of industrial machinery, aircraft, vehicles,
chemicals, electronics, textiles and clothing.
Rural Settlement
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Most people in The Mezzogiorno live
in cities and villages.
Very little dispersed settlement.
Most villages are clustered around
the church.
People have been pushed away from
the bad land.
Urban Settlement
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4 large cities in the Mezzogiorno
Naples = 1.3 million
Palermo = 700,000
Catania = 340,000
Bari = 332,000
Population
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Population growth rate is gradually
slowing.
Family sizes are larger in the
Mezzogiorno than in the north.
Life expectancy has increased.
Majority of people are between 20
and 65.
Migration
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Internal Migration: People in Italy
move from the south to the north.
People move to: Rome, Milan, Turin
and Genoa.
Though things are changing and
people are returning to the south as
the area is improving.