WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Why is Italy Shaped Like a Boot? Italy is shaped like a boot because of the movement of the earth’s tectonic plates over millions of years. Italy’s landmass gradually took shape as Africa moved, creating the European tectonic plate, the Mediterranean Basin and several mountain ranges.

Detailed explanation-2: -At some point during the game, one of the players might ask the annoying person, “What is the shape of Italy?” The annoying player likely replies with the word “boot.” (After all, it’s common knowledge that Italy is, in fact, shaped like a boot.)

Detailed explanation-3: -The Italian environment is special because Italy is a peninsula, which means the country is mostly surrounded by water. In fact, the Italian peninsula is easy to spot on a map because it is shaped like a boot!