Flag of Italy

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/flag-of-italy

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?N/A (This is a flag, not a biological organism)
2. What is the habitat?Flown throughout Italy and by Italian diplomatic missions and vessels worldwide
3. What colors are on the Italian flag?The flag has green, white, and red vertical stripes.
4. When did Italy first use its flag?Italy first adopted the flag on January 7, 1797, by the Cispadane Republic.

Cispadane Republic: A revolutionary republic established in northern Italy in 1796, which officially adopted the tricolour flag.
Risorgimento: The 19th-century political and social movement that led to the unification of Italy into a single state.
Tricolour Day (Festa del Tricolore): An annual Italian national holiday on January 7th celebrating the adoption of the national flag.
National Self-Determination: The right of a people to freely choose their own political status and form of government.