France3rd period

Randolph School6th grade geography

Hannah ByersSarah Abbott Martinson

Basic Information

• Population- 63,713,926 people

• Capital- Paris• Official

Language- French

• Currency- Euro

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Major Cities Paris• Popular tourist

destination• Seine River

Marseille• Oldest city in France

Nice

Lyon

Famous LandmarksEiffel Tower• 1050 ft.• Gustave Eiffel

Notre Dame• 1163• Largest church in northern France

Louvre• One of the world’s best known art galleries• Contains Mona Lisa• On Seine

Arc de Triomphe • Entrance to Champs Elysees• Honors people who fought for France

Louvre

Notre Dame

Physical GeographyRivers

Seine• Slow-flowing• Through Paris• Untreated sewage

Garonne River• France and Northern Spain

Loire River• Longest River• Cerennes Mnts.

Seine

Physical GeographyClimate and Mountains

Climate• Mediterranean• Oceanic• Continental

MountainsAlps • Eastern France• 4804 metersAuvergne• Central France• Remains of volcanoesPyrenees Mountains• Border between Spain

and France

Auvergne

Mountains

Agriculture

Wheat CerealsSugarBeetsPotatoesWine grapesBeefDairy productsCheese Grapes

Culture

• Fashion• Modern Art• CuisineReligion• Catholicism• Islam• Judaism• Buddhism

National Sport is Football (soccer) Large number of legendary composers

Coq au vin

Famous People

• Louis XIV (1638-1715)At age 5 he was kingLater became known as the Sun King• Napolean (1769-1821)Soldier• Jacques Cousteau (1910-1821)Underwater exploration and research• Marie Curie (1867-1934)First lady to receive a Nobel Prize

BibliographyBooks

France, Henry Pluckrose, pgs 12, 14, 18Guide to France, Michael March, pgs 4, 8, 12-14,16

Find Out About France, Duncan Crosbie, pgs 6-9, 27-30

WebsitesEn.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cultureEn.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine

Kidport.comEn.wikipedia.org/Eiffel_TowerEn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre

En.wikipedia.org/wiki.Arc_de_Triomphewww.france-pub.com/emap2.html

En.wikipedia.org/wiki/seinewww.tiscal.co.uk/reference/encylopazd.a/hutchinson/m0002obb.html-52k-

En.wikipedia.org/wiki/GaronneEn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordogne_River

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fashionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_art#Modern_period

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_dishes#Common_savory_disheshttp://www.nndb.com/people/718/000029631/