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Title: X...By Holly Ramdas And Alex Glowska...x


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x... France ...x
X...By Holly Ramdas And Alex Glowska...x
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Introduction
  • In this presentation we will be
  • including the following
  • Basics of France
  • Population
  • Geography

  • Currency

  • Food

  • Culture

  • Paris

  • Famous person from France


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Paris
Paris is North of France. It is Also the capital.
The population is 2,153,600. Paris is famous for
cafes and wine. It is also a very bog tourist
attractions with the Eiffel tower n Disney land
Paris.
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Basics

Currency-Euro
Language- French
Capital- Paris
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Geography
  • Location Western Europe, bordering the Bay of
    Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and
    Spain, southeast of the UK bordering the
    Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
  • Map references Europe
  • Area - total 547,030 sq km land 545,630 sq km
    water 1,400 sq km
  • Comparative slightly less than twice the size of
    Colorado
  • generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild
    winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean
    occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwester
    ly wind known as mistral
  • Terrain mostly flat plains or gently rolling
    hills in north and west remainder is
    mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps
    in east Elevation extremes lowest point Rhone
    River delta -2 m highest point Mont Blanc 4,807
    m Natural resources coal, iron ore, bauxite,
    zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash,
    feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish
  • Geography - note largest West European nation

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Food
With the exception of China, France has a more
varied and developed cuisine than any other
country. The simple, delicious cooking for which
France is famous is found in the old-fashioned
bistro and restaurant. There are two distinct
styles of eating in France. One is, of course,
gastronomy (haute cuisine), widely known and
honored as a cult with rituals, rules and taboos.
It is rarely practiced in daily life, partly
because of the cost and the time which must be
devoted to it. The other is family-style cooking,
often just as delicious as its celebrated
counterpart.
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National specialties
  • In the north of France (Nord), fish and
    shellfish are the star features in menus
    oysters, moules (mussels), coques (cockles) and
    crevettes (shrimps) are extremely popular. In
    Picardy, duck pâtés and ficelle picarde (ham and
    mushroom pancake) are popular. Alsace and
    Lorraine are the lands of choucroute (sauerkraut)
    and kugelhof (a special cake), quiche lorraine
    and tarte flambée (onion tart). Spicy and
    distinctive sauces are the hallmark of Breton
    food, and shellfish is a specialty of the region,
    particularly homard à larmoricaine (lobster with
    cream sauce). Brittany is also famous for
    producing some of the finest butter in the world.
    Lyon, the main city of the Rhône Valley, is
    the heartland of French cuisine, though the food
    is often more rich than elaborate. A specialty of
    this area is quenelles de brochet (pounded pike
    formed into sausage shapes and usually served
    with a rich crayfish sauce). Aquitaine
    cuisine (in the south-west of France) is based on
    goosefat. A reference to Périgord will indicate
    a dish containing truffles. Desserts
    include soufflé grand-marnier oeufs à la neige
    (meringues floating on custard) mille feuilles
    (layers of flaky pastry and custard cream)
    Paris-Brest (a large puff-pastry with hazelnut
    cream) ganache (chocolate cream biscuit) and
    fruit tarts and flans.

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Drink - Apertif
  • Le Pastis a very popular aperitifPastis is
    the most popular aperitif in France. Aniseed
    flavored aperitifs (Pastis is made with anise,
    licorice and other aromatic plants) were
    developed in South France (Marseille) after
    World War I, when Absinthe, an alcohol that was
    considered as too dangerous, was forbidden. Paul
    Ricard launched in 1932 "the real Pastis from
    Marseille" and Pastis became popular all over
    France. Surprisingly, average today is higher in
    Northern France regions that in South. Avera
    price of a 1 liter bottle of Pastis in France is
    around



    15 Euros (14)
    and more than 80 of this price is in taxes.

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Napoleon
  • The Reign of Terror came to an end in 1799 when a
    brilliant young general named Napoleon arrived in
    Paris determined to restore order. A great
    politician and popular leader, Napoleon quickly
    rose to power. In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself
    Emperor Napoleon I.Napoleon set up a strong
    central government and a strict new code of law.
    Napoleon created the Bank of France and the
    entire French administrative system. Eager for
    military glory, Napoleon waged wars and, for a
    while, succeeded in conquering most of Europe.
    However, two major defeats led to the end of
    Napoleon empire and his downfall. In 1812,
    Napoleon's troops were defeated in Russia, and in
    1815, Napoleon surrendered to the English during
    the Battle of Waterloo. Afterward, Bonaparte was
    exiled from France and spent the rest of his days
    on the tiny Atlantic island of St. Helena.

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Sports
Boules Two of the most played boule games are
pétanque and boule lyonnaise. A very popular
modern version of the sport is Extreme Boule,
where the game is played in unusual and
challenging terrain. The aim of the game is to
get your large, heavy balls as close to the
small, white 'jack'. Very popular especially in
France where it may often be seen played in any
open space in villages and towns. The winner is
the player whose ball is closest to the jack. It
is also referred to as 'Bowls'.
Sports
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