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    Naples is the largest city in the Mezzogiorno region of southern Italy, with a population of over 1 million people. The Mezzogiorno region has challenging terrain, climate, soils and high unemployment. Naples has a long history dating back to the 7th century BC and was originally a Greek city located in a natural harbor with access to seafood and a Mediterranean climate suitable for agriculture. While tourism is important for Naples, organized crime has negatively impacted the city's development and image, though prosecuting criminals and new manufacturing hubs have helped improve the situation recently.

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    Naples is the largest city in the Mezzogiorno region of southern Italy, with a population of over 1 million people. The Mezzogiorno region has challenging terrain, climate, soils and high unemployment. Naples has a long history dating back to the 7th century BC and was originally a Greek city located in a natural harbor with access to seafood and a Mediterranean climate suitable for agriculture. While tourism is important for Naples, organized crime has negatively impacted the city's development and image, though prosecuting criminals and new manufacturing hubs have helped improve the situation recently.

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    Naples is the largest city in the Mezzogiorno region of southern Italy, with a population of over 1 million people. The Mezzogiorno region has challenging terrain, climate, soils and high unemployment. Naples has a long history dating back to the 7th century BC and was originally a Greek city located in a natural harbor with access to seafood and a Mediterranean climate suitable for agriculture. While tourism is important for Naples, organized crime has negatively impacted the city's development and image, though prosecuting criminals and new manufacturing hubs have helped improve the situation recently.

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    2021 Paper 2 Higher Level

    Naples (or Napoli in Italian) is the largest city in the Mezzogiorno region of
    Italy. It has a population of over 1 million, with over 3 million people in the Bay
    of Naples.
    The Mezzogiorno is a large peripheral region, including the mainland south of
    Rome and the islands Sicily and Sardinia. Like other peripheral regions, it is
    characterised by its difficult terrain (85% of the region is hilly or mountainous,
    e.g. Apennines), challenging climate (drought in summer), poor soils (mostly
    Terra Rossa), high unemployment, lower average wages, high levels of
    emigration and poor infrastructure. Other large cities in the Mezzogiorno
    include Palermo, Catania and Messina on Sicily, Cagliari on Sardinia and Bari,
    Brindisi and Taranto on the mainland, but Naples is the biggest and most
    important city in the region.
    Naples has a long history, dating back to around the 7th century BC(E). It was
    originally a Greek city. The large bay was the perfect place to keep boats safely.
    It is a beautiful location, but also offers safe harbour and a constant supply of
    fresh seafood. It has a shallow seafloor, caused by seismic uplift. The region
    has a very favourable Mediterranean Climate, with long hot summers and
    mild, occasionally damp winters. This allowed people to grow fruit and
    vegetables in the summer and crops like wheat in winter. The flat corridor of
    land on the coast allowed the development of the city and agriculture, unlike
    inland, where the Apennines repelled settlement. In addition, the soil in the
    region is fertile, unlike further south. This was partly due to the rich minerals
    left behind from ancient eruptions of the volcanic Mt. Vesuvius. When
    Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it killed thousands of people and destroyed the
    nearby cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
    After the Greeks, Naples was also controlled by the Roman Empire, Spain and
    Normans, amongst others. As a result, the city remains wary of outside
    influence today, including the Italian capital, Rome.
    Modern Naples is a busy city, still dominated by the bay and port, the ancient
    narrow streets and the shadow of Vesuvius. Tourists come to see these sights
    and the nearby Isle of Capri and towns of Sorrento and Positano on the Amalfi
    Coast, and to enjoy the local cuisine (including pizza!) and sunny weather.
    Tourism is important in Naples but needs to be marketed much better. For
    example, only 13% of overseas visitors to Italy visit the Mezzogiono.
    Organised crime and the influence of the Camorra has a very negative impact
    on Naples and its tourism, businesses, and development in general. Corruption
    and intimidation and the high murder rate are huge problems for the image of
    the city and its development. However, today, with more success in
    prosecuting these criminals and the development of manufacturing hubs (e.g.
    textiles and jewellery) on the city’s edges, Naples is slowly developing a better
    image. It must continue to incentivise it’s young, skilled people to stay in the
    region and attract outside investment.

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