. Europe and other continents . fine residences,whose steps lead down into the water. It is crossed by thenoted marble bridge, the Rialto, and has the beautiful church ofSt. Mark, and the palace of the Doges, near one end. All together 324 EUROPE nearly four hundred bridges join the different islands, andthere are many narrow footpaths, but since the chief thorough-fares are canals,gondolas () take theplace of wagons,carriages, andstreet cars. Nodoubt thousandsof children inthat city havenever seen ahorse. San Marino andMalta. — San Ma-rino, on the op-posite side of thepeninsula fromFlo
. Europe and other continents . fine residences,whose steps lead down into the water. It is crossed by thenoted marble bridge, the Rialto, and has the beautiful church ofSt. Mark, and the palace of the Doges, near one end. All together 324 EUROPE nearly four hundred bridges join the different islands, andthere are many narrow footpaths, but since the chief thorough-fares are canals,gondolas () take theplace of wagons,carriages, andstreet cars. Nodoubt thousandsof children inthat city havenever seen ahorse. San Marino andMalta. — San Ma-rino, on the op-posite side of thepeninsula fromFlorence, a 1-thou g h s u r-rounded by landsthat belong to thekingdom of Italy,is, like Andorra(p. 240), a tiny, independent republic. It is the oldest andsmallest republic in the world, and owes its independencepartly to the fact that the city is on a high hill and, therefore,difficult to capture. South of Sicily is the tiny island of Malta (Fig. 172), which,like Gibraltar, belongs to Great Britain, and is strongly Fig. 217. A gondola in Venice — the ducal palace, or palace ofthe Doges, is seen on the farther side. Review Questions. — (1) In what respects is Italys position favor-able? (2) What about the size of the peninsula? (3) Tell aboutthe origin of the people. (4) Tell about the government. (5) Whatare the principal features of the physiography ? (6) What factorsequalize the temperature? (7) Tell about the rainfall. (8) Whatcrops are raised ? (9) Of what value is irrigation ? (10) What con- ITALY 325 ditions especially favor it in the Po Valley? (11) Name the leadingagricultural products. (12) What about malaria? (13) What min-eral products come from Italy ? (14) What other raw products ? (15)What is the condition of manufacturing? (16) Write from memorya brief description of Naples and vicinity, including Vesuvius andPompeii. (17) Give the reasons for the location of Rome. (18)AVhat changes have occurred since the days of the Roman Empire?(19) Tell the p
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