Which statement about the Po River valley is NOT true?

A) Hydroelectricity from the Alps powers many of the region's factories.

B) The region is the site of Italy's major cultural centers.

C) The region is the country's most productive agricultural area.

D) About two-thirds of Italy's factory products are made in the region.

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Sierra Olson

15 October, 11:57

Which statement about the Po River valley is NOT true?

A) Hydroelectricity from the Alps powers many of the region's factories.

B) The region is the site of Italy's major cultural centers.

C) The region is the country's most productive agricultural area.

D) About two-thirds of Italy's factory products are made in the region.

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Angela Kidd · Answer 1

B) The region is the site of Italy's major cultural centers.

Explanation:

A Po valley is a major geographical feature of the northern Italy and is approx 650 km in an east-west direction and forms an area of about 46,000 km square. The PO valley overlays a for land basin system of the deeply buried ancient canyons that have survived the tectonic collusion of the land masses. The valley is defined as an upper drier and not suited to the agriculture. And has a lower well fertile and irrigated section called as the low plain. The PO valley is the most important industrial and agricultural area in Europe.

Heaven Buck · Answer 2

The following statement regarding the Po River Valley is NOT true:

B) The region is the site of Italy's major cultural centers.