Human Processes: Mezzogiorno

Human Processes: Mezzogiorno

1. - Makes up to 40% of land in Italy

   • - 58 million people. 35% live in mezzogiorno.
     • - life expectancy is high & birth rates are high (13.2 per 1000 people, higher than EU average
       • - Roman Catholicism most dominant religion. Muslim Population is growing due to immigrant workers.
   • - 21 million live in mezzogiorno. Campania is the highest density, Basilicata is the lowest
     • Campania: most fertile soil. Basilicata: upland, few natural resources.

2. Population Dynamics:

   • mezzogiorno's major problems. - Organised Crime: the Mafia. - Political corruption: misuse of funds. - Outward Migration, educated people are leaving - Unemployment rate of 20% - slow Economic growth 24% of national GDP