French Geography

French Geography

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longest river in France
la Loire
most important river in France
le Seine
source of hydroelectric power
la Rhone
location of les chateaux
la Loire
border between France and Germany
la Rhone
mountains: between France and Spain
la Pyrenees
mountains: between France and Germany
les Vosges
mountains: between France and Switzerland
la Jura
mountains: between France and Italie
les Alpes
Mont Blanc?
highest peak in Eastern Europe
city: capital
Paris
city: important wine port
Bordeux
city: seat of European Parliament
Strausbourg
city: where French kings were crowned: champagne capital
Reims
2 cities: tourism
Cannes and Nice
city: international film festival
Cannes
city: port important for trade with Africa and the Orient
Marsielle
city: transatlantic trade
le Havre
city: airplanes and airplane parts
Toulouse
city: finance, silk, haute cuisine
Lyon
city: 2nd largest
Marsielle
city: 3rd largest
Lyon
city: oldest
Marsielle
city: birthplace of Claude Monet
le Havre
la Manche
sleeve; English Channel
la Cote d’Azur
French Riviera
Mont Saint-Michel
monestary; most visited place in France; la Normandie
province: beer, sauerkraut, quiche
l’Alsace Lorraine
province: crepes
la Brotagne
province: olives, tomatoes, garlic
la Provence
province: champagne
la Champagne
province: cheese, butter, cream, apples, cider
la Normandie
province: religious festivals called pardons
la Brotagne
province: painters (ex. Van Gogh) went here because of the sunshine
la Provence
province: rich coal and iron ore deposits
l’Alsace Lorraine
province: fishing is a major occupation
la Brotagne
France’s Independence Day
July 14, 1789
what the French call « Independence Day » and why
la Bastille;prison was stormed
king and queen during the Revolution
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
why the French revolted against royalty
they were heavily taxed
motto of Revolution
liberte, egalite, fraternite (liberty, equality, brotherhood)
What was the Reign of Terror and who led it?
mass executions led by Robespierre
national anthem?
la Marseillaise
date of D-Day
June 6, 1744
president of France
Nicolas Sarkozy
term of office
5 years
Marianne
symbol; on euro
le Tricolore
3 colors
France is about the size of…
Texas
nickname of France
la belle France (beautiful)
population of France
60,000,000
le TGV
le train a grande vitesse
the Chunnel
underground tunnel from France to England
agricultural products…
wheat, wine, barley, grapes, sugarbeets
industrial products…
fashion, cars, airplanes, airplane parts