French Final Flashcards
La Soufriere
a volcano in Guadeloupe
Les Gorges de Verdon
a region of canyons in Provence popular for mountain climbing and kayaking
La Camargue
a marshy region in the south of France famous for a diversity of birds and wild horses
Mont Blanc
the tallest mountain in Western Europe, is found in the French Alps
Maud Frontenoy
first woman to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat
Tom Parker
a basketball player who plays in the NBA and also for the French national team
Francoise Mbango Etone
track champion from Cameroun who won Olympic medals in long jump and triple jump
Patrick Vieira
born in senegal, and moved to Paris with his family, soccer player who is captain of French national team
Chantal Petitclerc
won medals in paraplympics
le tour de france
bike race
le paris-dakar
car, motorcycle, and truck rally which used to take place between Paris and Dakar and now is mostly in south america
le tournoi de roland garros
tennis tournament played on clay
combaillaux is a town in the south of France where they are using ____ to purify their water
earthworms
Kyoto Protocal was signed by many countries to reduce _____
greenhouse gas emissions
Francoise Giraud is a famous French ____ who helped advance the presence of women in the press
journalist
