What is the longest river in Italy, flowing eastward across the northern industrial plains into the Adriatic Sea?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Po River
- Step 1: The Po River spans approximately 652 kilometers from the Cottian Alps to a vast delta on the Adriatic Sea near Venice.
- Step 2: The fertile Po Valley (Pianura Padana) is the economic and industrial heartland of northern Italy, containing cities like Turin, Milan, and Ferrara.
Answer
Po River
Why not the others: 'Tiber River' flows through Rome into the Tyrrhenian Sea; 'Arno River' flows through Florence and Pisa; 'Adige River' is Italy's second-longest river, flowing through Verona.
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