Italy's beautiful Architecture
 |
| Dome of Florence Cathedral |
 |
| Inside of the Dome |
 |
| Villa Rotonda |
 |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa |
 |
| Outside the Pantheon |
 |
| Doges Palace |
 |
| Inside the Pantheon |
 |
| Rialto Bridge |
 |
| Ponte Vecchico |
 |
| Coliseum |
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Architechture
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Demography of Italy
Demography of Italy
Italy's population has almost doubled within the last twentieth century. Due to internal migration the population growth has been uneven. In Italy there where high fertility rates and high birth rates which lasted though out the 1970's when they started to decline.
 |
| Source: |
The population as of 2014 is 61,680,122 as of July 2014 according to the CIA world fact book.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Population Statistics for Italy
Italy's population as of July 2014 is 61,680,122 which makes Italy the 24th largest Country in the world. It is relatively small. |
| Source: http://www.italy-map.info/italy-map/italy-population-map Population growth rate: 0.3 % Median age for Italy: Males: 43.3 years Females: 45.6 years Total: 44.5 years |
 |
| Source: |
Death rate: 10.1 deaths / 1,000 population
Birth rate: 8.84 births / 1,000 population
Maternal mortality rate: 4 deaths/ 100,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Males: 79.4 years
Females: 84.82 years
Total population: 82.03 years
HIV:
People living with HIV: 140,000
Adult Prevalence rate: 0.3%
Obesity: 19.8% ranking at 97th in the world
 |
| Source: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2009/mar/09/literacy Literacy: People over age 15 and over can read and write - 99% Unemployment: 35.3% ranking 18th in the world Facts and information from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html |
Monday, February 2, 2015
Cultural Icons
Cultural Icons of Italy
Here are a few cultural icons of Italy and a little bit about each!
The Colosseum
 |
| Source: ... historyoftheancientworld |
The Colosseum is located in Rome, it is a great piece of history and of Italy's culture. It is built from concrete and stone. The colosseum is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. The Colosseum is also the largest amphitheatre it can hold between 50,000 and 80,000 people. The Colosseum is also on the five -cent euro coin.
Pizza
 |
| Source: en.wikipedia.org When you think of Italy one of things that pops into my mind is defiantly pizza! Pizza was invented in Naples Italy. There has since been many variations of it but it will always be a comfort food for many. In 997 A.D. the word "Gaeta" first appeared in Southern Italy, which translates over to pizza. |
The Italian Flag
The Italian flag is a tricolor flag, consisting of three colors starting with green by the hoist side white in the middle and ending with red. Italy has had many different variations to their flag over the years. Italy changed over to the flag they have now after World War II. The flag used to have an emblem in the center.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Thematic Maps are made to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. There are multiple types of thematic maps.
Proportional Symbol Map
A proportional symbol map uses symbols such as a circle to show intensity or frequency. The symbol can show with various sizes the frequency of the variable of whats being mapped.
 |
Source: Isoline Map
This map shows lines that connect points to show of equal value.
|
 |
| Source: |
Choropleth Map:
A choropleth map shows the level of a variable within predefined regions. The Choropleth map categorizes a variable into a class and also shows each class differently using different colors patterns and shading.
 |
| Source: |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)