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5ThemesofGeographyPowerpoint

FranceLearning Team Members:

Marika Dumancas, Cecily Fine, and NicholasDAngelo

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Location

46.00 Degrees North

2.00 Degrees East

3/4 of France is located in the Eastern hemisphere

1/4 of France is located in the Northern hemisphere

France is 4,585 miles/7,379 kilometers from home

France is neighbors to (north) Belgium, (northeast)Luxembourg, (east) Switzerland, (southeast) Italy,(southwest) Spain

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Place551,500 sq. km

Slightly smaller than Texas

Shaped like hexagon

Cool winters, mild summers

Mostly flat plains

Few Mountains

Some hills in the north and west of FranceNationality: French

Traditions: Puppet show and feast on Christmas.

Jobs: Factories/offices few people make a living farming

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Human-Environment

InteractionsHas been forest damage due to acid rainAir pollution due to industrial vehicle emissions

Water pollution from urban wastes

Agriculture runoff

Waterborne diseases

Ultraviolet radiation that increase rate of sun cancer

People have changed the land by making great landmarks

and famous museums

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Movement

People travel to France by plane most of the time

People like to go to France for the views and food

France imports things like crude oil, vehicles,and plastics

Sometimes people leave france because of hightaxes and environmental problems

France is the most visited country

They sell lots of goods including aircrafts,machinery, iron, steel, and chemicals

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Region

The People in France speak french/creole

In France there are 22 administrative regions containing

96 departments.

There are 13 territories outside of metropolitan France

The French celebrate christmas, like the rest of the

countries in the east of Europe. Santa clause originallycame from the Europeans, and they call him SaintNicholas.

All the countries in Europe all have a president/ ruler

French Creole

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Work Cited

Nickels, Greg France the Land. New York: Crabtree publishing company

Corona, Laurel, France. San Diego, California: Lucent books, 2002

Flight distance between Florida and France. 2 September 2012 http://travelmath.com/flight-distance/from/florida/to/France

France page: Geographic coordinates Worldatlas. 2 September 2010http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countries/europe/frlatlog.htm

French Traditions 7 September 2010 http://www.sprachcaffe.com/english/study__abroad/countries/france/typical__french__traditions.htm

The World Factbook: Europ-France. 2 September2010 http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html

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