Bonjour

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Bonjour

• Watching this Power Point you will learn many
  wonderful facts about
• this beautiful country!

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LOCATION

• Highest mountain in Europe
• Mt. Elbrus in Russia (43?? latitude, 43 ?
  longitude)
• Capital cities of 3 foreign countries
• Bejing, China (40?? latitude, 116 ? longitude)
• Tokyo, Japan (42?? latitude, 140 ? longitude)
• Ankara, Turkey (40?? latitude, 33 ? longitude)
• National Park
• Mercantur National Park (44? latitude, 10 ?
  longitude)
• Mouths of 3 major rivers
• Rhone (43? latitude, 5 ? longitude)
• Seine (50? latitude, 3 ? longitude)
• Loire (47? latitude, 2 ? longitude)
• 3 major cities
• Paris (49? latitude, 2 ? longitude)

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PLACE
My country is...

• My country is at the heart of Western Europe.
• Its the biggest country in Europe.
• Belgium is Northwest of my country.
• Switzerland is East of my country.
• Germany is Northeast of my country.

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It is

• FRANCE!

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HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION
EVERY DAY ACTIVITIES
HARMFUL Smoking cigarettes (pollution and health
problems) Pesticides in agriculture (problems
with food and soil)
HELPFUL Taking high-speed trains (less
congestion and pollution, safe, helps tourism)
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HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION
SEASONAL ACTIVITIES
HARMFUL Fishing and hunting (endangered
species) Watering outdoors
HELPFUL Following water restrictions
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The boundaries and rule of the Regions of France
changed many times through history due to
different rulers, treaties, and wars.
REGIONS

• 1. Brittany (Bretagne)
• Temporarily united with France in 1491
• Made a province by Treaty of 1532
• Speak Breton even today
• 2. Lower Normandy (Basse Normandie)
• Under English rule until 1087
• 3. Upper Normandy (Haute Normandie)
• Under English rule until 1087
• 4. North Straits of Dover (Nord Pas-de-Calais)
• Reverted to French crown in 1347
• Treaty of Utrecht in 1913 established borders of
  Northern France
• 5. Picardy (Picardie)
• Part of France in late 12th century
• 6. Isle of France (Ile de France)
• Franco-Prussian War (1870) ended in siege of
  Paris and Paris Commune
• Surrendered in 1871
• 7. Champagne Ardenne
• Brought to French crown in 1284

The 22 Regions of France are divided into
Departments.
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REGIONS

• 8. Lorraine (same history as Alsace)
• Changed nationalities 4 times between 1870 1945
• French influence began at the end of the 1500s
• Most of the region was attached to France in 1648
• Ceded during the Prussian War (1870), then were
  returned to France after Germanys defeat in
  World War I
• Annexed by Germany when they invaded France,
  returned to France after the War
• 9. Alsace (same history as Lorraine)
• Changed nationalities 4 times between 1870 1945
• French influence began at the end of the 1500s
• Most of the region was attached to France in 1648
• Ceded during the Prussian War (1870), then were
  returned to France after Germanys defeat in
  World War I
• Annexed by Germany when they invaded France,
  returned to France after the War
• 10. Western Loire (Pays de la Loire)
• Created in last century

The 22 Regions of France are divided into
Departments.
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REGIONS

• 11. Center (Centre)
• Conquered by English during Hundred Years War
• English driven out of France by Joan of Arc in
  1429
• 12. Burgundy (Bourgogne)
• Ceded to France in 1378
• 13. Franche-Comte
• Originally part of Burgundy
• Passed to Spanish line in 1482
• Permanently joined to France in 1678 as part of
  Treaty of Nijmegen
• 14. Poitou-Charentes
• Into French crown in 1271
• Given back to English in 1360, reconquered by
  France in 1372
• 15. Limousin
• Once ruled by Aquitaine
• Given to France after the Hundred Years War
• Became a province in 1790

The 22 Regions of France are divided into
Departments.
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REGIONS

• 16. Auvergne
• Added to royal territory in 1213
• Poor economic resources forced people to leave
  during 18th century
• Rail line opened in 1858 to Paris
• 17. Rhone-Alps (Rhone-Alpes)
• Ceded to French government in 1601
• 18. Aquitaine
• Made part of the crown in 1451
• 19. Southern Pyrenees (Midi-Pyrenees)
• Once included in Aquitania
• Taken by the Franks in 602
• 20. Languedoc-Roussillon
• Ceded to France by Spain in the Treaty of
  Pyrenees
• 21. Provence-Alpes-Azur (Provence-Alpes-Cote
  dAzur
• Given to French kingdom in 1486
• 22. Corsica (Corse)
• Given to France by Genoese in 1768
• Occupied by German and Italian troops during
  World War II and liberated by the Allies in 1943

The 22 Regions of France are divided into
Departments.
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• MOVEMENT

THINGS MANUFACTURED IN FRANCE
Perfume Tires Clothing Automobiles Airplanes Cosme
tics
Chairs Chocolate Processed food Healing salts and
minerals Textiles Watches
Things made in France can be transported by
truck, train, or airplane. There is a large rail
system in France that the government takes part
in controlling.
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• MOVEMENT

RAW MATERIALS

• Perfume
• - Made from essential oils and aroma compounds
  from fruits, flowers, leaves, woods, and animals
• - Manufactured in regions like Provence Alpes
  Cote dAzur where raw materials like lavender are
  found
• Tires
• Made from rubber and chemicals
• Manufactured in regions like Center where there
  are nuclear power plants and Auvergne (Michelin
  plant)
• Automobiles
• Made from steel and plastics
• Parts are manufactured in region of Center,
  Lower Normandy, and Upper Normandy
• Healing salts and minerals for spas
• - Raw materials found in natural springs in
  region of Lorraine
• Clothing
• Made from natural materials like silks, cotton,
  and wool and synthetic materials
• Could be manufactured in regions like Corsica
  where there are sheep
• Watches
• Made from plastic and metals
• Manufactured in regions like Franche-Comte where
  there are metals and people who moved from
  Switzerland to France a long time ago