By: Cooper VanMaaren

FRANCE

WHERE IS FRANCE LOCATED?

• The borders are Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

• It is in Europe. There are rolling farm lands, vineyards, Pyrenees Mountains, sandy beaches.

• France is located north of the Equator.

• France Is located in the eastern hemisphere.

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE IN FRANCE?

• In the north it is wet and cold

• In the south it is warmer, mild, hot and dry

• In the winter it is cold- it is 45 degrees

• The Atlantic ocean brings rain to the north and west coasts

• On land east, it is much drier, cold winters , hot summers

WHAT FOOD DO PEOPLE EAT IN FRANCE?• Bread• Lettuce• Meat• Carrots• Onions• Ratatouille• Croissant• Bouillabaisse• Oysters • Crepes – sweet: chocolate chip or savory” cheese and ham

WHAT DO THEY WEAR IN FRANCE?

• Jeans and sneakers mostly

• Girls dress in long skirts covered with aprons on festival days

• Boys wear long dark pants or pleated pants and brimmed hats on festival days

• Boys and girls wear wooden clogs

WHAT DOES FRANCE CELEBRATE?

• Bastille Day on July 14: fireworks, marching bands

• Christmas

• Easter

• Carnival

• Lemon Festival: giant lemon sculptors

• Wind festivals: fly kites and watch windmills

WHAT NATURAL RESOURCES , IMPORTS/ EXPORTS AND GOODS AND SERVICES DOES FRANCE HAVE?

• Exports : other restaurant's all over the world

• Natural resources: workers make airplanes, cars, satellites and computers

• Natural resources: farmers grow grapes for wine, such as champagne

• Natural resources: cheese

WHAT NATIONAL MONUMENTS DOES FRANCE HAVE?

• Eiffel Tower: You can take an elevator to the top. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris

• Louvre Museum: France’s best known museum

WHAT SPORTS AND GAMES DO FRANCE HAVE?• Soccer: soccer is called football

• Skiing: is a popular sport

• Rugby

• Tennis

• Swimming

• Playground: A lot of kids play on the playground

• Other kids play checkers, chess, hopscotch, jump rope, inline skating, bike riding, computer games and video games

WHAT LANGUAGE DOES FRANCE SPEAK?

• French

• One: Un

• Two: Duex

• Three: Trois

• Four: Quatre

• Five: Cinq

• Six: Six

• Seven: Sept

• Eight: Huit

• Nine: Nuef

• Ten: Dix

FRANCE’S MONEY

• Money is called Euros

• Euros share common European designs

POPULATION

• There are 65 million people there

• A large amount of people are immigrants

MEANING OF THE FLAG

• Red and blue symbolize Paris, the state capital

• White is the color of royalty

LIFE AS A KID

• If you lived in France, you would try to dress in the latest fashions

• France families tend to be small- like 2 kids

• Many French kids go home and get a big lunch and then go back to school until 4:30 P.M.

• They participate in a variety of activities

• French Kids love watching their favorite soccer teams on television

ANIMALS IN FRANCE

• Goats

• Cows

• Birds

• Horses

• Dogs