Economic Geography

This worksheet supports students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 as they build reading comprehension, economic understanding, and evidence-based writing skills by examining how Italy’s geography and climate shape its industries. Through an informational passage and analysis questions, students explore regional economic differences, trade routes, climate patterns, agriculture, manufacturing, and human-environment interaction while practicing close reading, reasoning, and clear written explanation.

Learning Goals

• Economic Geography (Grades 5-7) – Explain how location, climate, and resources influence economic activities across Italy
• Human-Environment Interaction – Analyze how physical geography supports different industries in northern, central, and southern regions
• Industry & Agriculture Understanding – Compare manufacturing, fashion, and farming based on regional advantages
• Evidence-Based Writing – Respond to analysis questions using complete sentences and details from the text

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with upper elementary and middle school social studies and ELA standards
• Integrated Content Learning – Combines geography, economics, and literacy in a single focused activity
• Flexible Classroom Use – Suitable for classwork, homework, assessment, discussion, or enrichment
• Low-Prep Format – Ready-to-print worksheet with clear prompts and student-friendly structure

This Economic Geography worksheet helps students understand how physical geography and climate influence industry, agriculture, and regional development in Italy. By connecting geographic features to economic outcomes, learners strengthen comprehension, analytical thinking, and written reasoning skills. It’s a practical, no-prep resource for both classroom instruction and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our Italy Worksheets collection.