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What industry produces most of France’s electricity?

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the nuclear power industry

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Where is the center for French Space Programs?

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Toulouse

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What types of industry are most prominent in Toulouse, France?

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space, electronics, and computer software

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Where is France’s spacecraft launched?

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Kourou (French Guyana)

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What name is the long beach in Southern France?

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the French River

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What are Europe’s tallest mountains bordering France and Italy?

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the Alps

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Which French cit has been the center of perfume production for centuries?

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Grasse

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What is the largest country of Western Europe?

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France

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Evian, Badoit, and Vichy are French cities famous for what?

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mineral water

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How tall is Mont Blance, the tallest mountain in Europe?

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15,771 feet/ 4805 meters

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What shape do the 20 major highways leading in and out of Paris form?

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a star

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What is the largest city in France?

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Paris

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In Western Europe, what is France the largest producer of?

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veal, beef, poultry and cheese

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What countries border France to the North?

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Belgium and Luxembourg

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What countries border France from the East?

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Germany, Switzerland, and Italy

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What borders France from the South?

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the Mediterranean Sea and Spain

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17
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What is the highest point in France?

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Mont Blanc

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What are the four major rivers in France?

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the Seine, the Garonne, the Rhune and the Loire

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What fragrant purple flower is grown for the perfume industry in the South of France?

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lavender

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What is the total population of France?

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58 million people

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21
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What city has the biggest carnival in France every year?

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Nice

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22
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What is Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne famous for?

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growing strawberries

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23
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How many people live in metropolitan Paris?

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about nine million

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24
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On the south side of the Seine River is the left Bank, which is home to whom?

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artists, writers, and students

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The University of Paris is called?
la Sorbonne
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When was the Sorbonne founded on the Left Bank?
the 13th century
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What is found on the north side of the Seine River, called the Right Bank?
business section with offices, shopping and small factories
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What is one of the largest crops in France?
Wheat
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Olives grow in Southern France during which season of the year?
summer
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What type of land is more prevalent in France than any other country in Western Europe?
Farmland
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How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
100 feet/ 300 meters
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What is the longest river in France?
the Loire, 634 miles, 1020 kilometers
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What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests?
26 percent
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What are France's largest exports?
beef and veal
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What is a significant mineral of France?
iron ore
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What is France's most important national resource?
fertile soil
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What are the main crops in France?
wheat, corn, sugar beets and grapes
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What countries still use French as their official language?
ex-colonies in Africa
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What type of transportation links France and England?
a railway known as the Channel Tunnel or Chunnel
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Which river is known as the transportation corridor?
the Loire at 626 miles
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What do the French call the English Channel?
la Manche "the sleeve"
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How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau?
more than 1000
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How long is the coastline in Brittany, France?
746 miles
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How many departments are there in mainland France?
95
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What is la Cote d'Azur?
the French Riviera
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From where does most of France's olive oil come?
Provence
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What city is at the mouth of the Rhone?
Marseille
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In which department would you find truffles?
le Perigord
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For what is Limoges famous?
porcelain
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For what is Grasse famous?
perfume
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Where is Biarritz?
on the southwest coast of France
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What is the administrative capital of the Basque region?
Bayonne
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Where is le pays basque?
on the French and Spanish ides of the Western Pyrenees
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Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years?
the cathedral in Reims
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Where is Carcassonne?
Southern France
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What is now found at La place de la Concorde?
an Egyptian obelisk
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What is Chartres famous for?
the cathedral
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What is le Jura?
a mountain range
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Where was a papal place built in France?
Avignon
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Where is Nice?
Southern France, on the cote d'Azure
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What regions are famous for their butter?
Normandy and Brittany
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What mountain range is in central France?
le massif central
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Where is Orly?
near Paris
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Where is le Quartier latin? Right or left bank?
left
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Where do storks sometimes nest on chimney tops?
Alsace
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Where was William the Conqueror from?
Normandy
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Near what country is Strasbourg?
Germany
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Where is le grand Trianon?
Versailles
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As the U.S. is divided into states, France s divided into?
departments
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What is the approximate geometrical shape of France?
a hexagon
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Where is the hall of mirrors?
Versailles
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Near which large city is Versailles located?
Paris
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What are the divisions of Paris called?
les arrondissements
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What is the largest port of France?
Marseille
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What sea is to the south of France?
the Mediterranean, la Mediterranee
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Where is la promenade des Anglais?
Nice
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What body of water is to the west of France?
the Atlantic Ocean, l'ocean Atlantique
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What would you find at Lascaux?
prehistoric cave paintings
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What mountain range separates France and Spain?
Les Pyrenees
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What French island is located in the Mediterranean?
Corsica, la Corse
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Where does a smaller statue of Liberty stand in France?
in Paris, on an islet in the middle of the Seine River, facing west toward the original statue
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Which river divides Paris into the Right Bank and Left Bank?
the Seine River
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Near what country is Lille?
Belgium
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Near what country is Bayonne?
Spain
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What is further south? Paris or Bordeaux?
Bordeaux
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Which city in southwestern France is called la villa rose?
Toulouse
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In which general direction is le Mont Blanc from Paris?
Southeast
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What is further east? Marseille or Toulouse?
Marseille
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Which French territory is off the coast of Canada?
French Guyana, la Guyana francaise
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Which French territory is off the coast of Canada?
Saint-Pierre-et-miquelon
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What country is la Martinique part of?
France
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What is further north? Lille or Bordeaux?
Lille
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Where is la Polynesie Francaise?
in the South Pacific
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What is the largest island in la Polyesie francaise?
Tahiti
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What is la Guadeloupe located?
in the Carrbean
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Where is the principal city of la Guyane francaise?
Cayenne
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What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today?
a French naval station
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What is la France d'outre-mer?
overseas France
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What is la France metropolitaine?
Continental France
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From what origin are most Martiniquais and Gaudeloupeens?
African

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