Geography Flashcards
What figure is France?
Hexagon
How many square km does France has?
550,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS
5 major rivers in France
Loire, Seine, Rhône, Rhine, Garonne
2 seas in France
Atlantic, Mediterranean
5 major mountain chains in France
Alps, Pyrénées, Massif Central, Vosges, Jura
Where’s Britany?
West
Capital of Brittany?
Rennes
Typical drink and food from Brittany?
Cider and crepes
Where’s Normandy?
North
River that goes through Normandy
river Seine
Cities in Normandy
Rouen and Caen
Drink in Normandy
Apples (calvados – strong liquor)
Where’s HAUTS-DE-FRANCE?
North
Where’s Lille?
In HAUTS DE FRANCE
Old mining and textile area in France
HAUTS DE FRANCE
Where’s ALSACE AND LORRAINE?
East / border with Germany
River that goes through ALSACE AND LORRAINE?
river Rhine
Where’s Strasbourg?
ALSACE AND LORRAINE
Where people drink Choucroûte, beer (Kronenbourg) and white wine (Riesling)?
ALSACE AND LORRAINE
Where’s BURGUNDY?
East
Where’s DIJON?
Burgundy
Where’s the france’s spritz from?
Burgundy
Wine capital of Burgundy
Beaune
Where’s Savoy?
South
Its main cities are Chambéry (F) and Turin (I)
Savoy
It was Independent Duchy until 1860
Savoy
Region in which they use only olive oil and not butter
Provence
They drink rosé wine and play petanque
Provence
River that goes through OCCITANIA?
river Garonne
Where are the Pyrenees mountains?
OCCITANIA
Where’s Toulouse?
OCCITANIA
Where’s Bordeaux?
AQUITAINE
Where’s AQUITAINE?
West
Basque countryin France
AQUITAINE
France longest river
Loire
Passes 1 hour west of Lyon at Roanne
Loire
