Title: French Overseas Departments
1French Overseas Departments and Territories
2France has overseas departments and territories.
3This department has beachfront property. One of
its neighbors is Brazil. What department is it?
This was the site of penal settlements
until 1951.
4Here is the same department. As you can see,
there are mountains here. Do people snow ski in
this department?
The European Space Agency launches
its communication satellites from Kourou.
5This island department is one of two in
the Caribbean Sea. Which one is it? Its capital
is on the island called Grande Terre. What is
its name?
6France also has territories in the South Pacific.
What is the largest island of the Society
Islands? Approximately how large is it?
7What continent is this department nearest?
8This department has a volcano which erupted in
1902. It killed all the people in the
town except one who was in the jail at the
time. The island is in the Caribbean Sea and
its capital is Fort-de-France. What department is
it?
9This is the volcano that erupted in 1902, Mt.
Pelée. What body of water did the lava flow into?
10This island is the closest French possession to
Africa. It is between the island of
Madagascar and Africa. What island is it?
11These French departments are close to home.
They are in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. What are
their names?
12Can you locate French possessions on the map?
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