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Where is France located Answer: Western Europe
The population of France is about Answer: 67 million
The area of metropolitan France is about Answer: 552,000 km^2
France is Answer: The largest country in the EU
How may kilometers of coastline does metropolitan France have? Answer: 3,427 km
How many countries have a boarder with France? Answer: 6 - Spain, Italy, Switzerland,
Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
Which if these bodies of water does not border France? Answer: The Baltic
Which of these countries does not boarder France? Answer: Portugal
Which if these mountains ranges is not French? Answer: The Carpathians
Which mountain range is most associated with volcanic remains? Answer: The Massif Central
There are parts of France in South America, the Caribbean, and islands in the Indian Ocean
Answer: true
What is the capital of France? Answer: Paris
The three largest cities of France by population are Answer: Paris, Marseille, Lyon
Corsica is a Answer: French region
Which is larger, a region or department? Answer: region
When was France organized into departments? Answer: 1790
How many departments are there in Metropolitan France (French mainland + the island of
Corsica)? Answer: 96
How many departments are there outside of mainland? Answer: 5
In which department is Sophia Antipolis located? Answer: Les Alpes Maritimes (06)
How many bridges cross the Seine River in Paris? Answer: 37
The Rhine Answer: Border Alsace
What is the longest river in France? Answer: La Loire
Which river flows through the cities of Paris and Rouen? Answer: La Seine
Which river flows through the city of Lyon? Answer: Le Rhone
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, Which river flows through the city of Bordeaux? Answer: La Garonne
What is the deepest lake located entirely in France? Answer: Le Lac du Bourget
The city of Strasbourg is found in... Answer: Alsace
The Cote d'Azur is found in Answer: Provence
The Pyrenees are found in Answer: In France and in Spain
The Liberian is found in Answer: Rhone Alpes
The climate of metropolitan France is varied and includes temperate, Mediterranean, oceanic,
continental, desert, and alpine Answer: False
Le Mistral is a powerful, dry wind with an average speed 50km/h that blows down Answer: the
Rhone valley
The Alps is a natural border between France and Answer: Italy
The Jura is a mountain range between France Answer: Switzerland
The Vosges is a mountain range France and Answer: Germany
The Pyrenees mountain range is a natural border between France and Answer: Spain
What is the highest mountain in France> Answer: Mont-Blanc
Which two cities are port cities in France? Answer: Bordeaux and Marseille
What is the name of the international airport near Lyon? Answer: Saint Exupery
What city in the Rhone Alpes region hosted the Olympic Games in the winter of 1992? Answer:
Albertville
In which department is the famous "Palais Ideal Du Facteur Cheval"? Answer: Drome
What is the name of the long underground passages which run beneath the houses in the oldest
part of Lyon? Answer: The traboules
The "Tour de France" always finishes in Answer: Paris
The Allied landing of June 1944 took place in Answer: Normandy
The French city bidding for the Olympic Games of 2012 was Answer: Paris
The capital of Champagne region is Answer: Reims
What are some of the natural resources of metropolitan France? Answer: Bauxite, zinc,
uranium, and timber
What are the French overseas departments and regions? Answer: Guadeloupe, Martinique,
French Guiana, La Reunion, Mayotte
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PASS | REAL TESTS, REAL RESULTS!
Where is France located Answer: Western Europe
The population of France is about Answer: 67 million
The area of metropolitan France is about Answer: 552,000 km^2
France is Answer: The largest country in the EU
How may kilometers of coastline does metropolitan France have? Answer: 3,427 km
How many countries have a boarder with France? Answer: 6 - Spain, Italy, Switzerland,
Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
Which if these bodies of water does not border France? Answer: The Baltic
Which of these countries does not boarder France? Answer: Portugal
Which if these mountains ranges is not French? Answer: The Carpathians
Which mountain range is most associated with volcanic remains? Answer: The Massif Central
There are parts of France in South America, the Caribbean, and islands in the Indian Ocean
Answer: true
What is the capital of France? Answer: Paris
The three largest cities of France by population are Answer: Paris, Marseille, Lyon
Corsica is a Answer: French region
Which is larger, a region or department? Answer: region
When was France organized into departments? Answer: 1790
How many departments are there in Metropolitan France (French mainland + the island of
Corsica)? Answer: 96
How many departments are there outside of mainland? Answer: 5
In which department is Sophia Antipolis located? Answer: Les Alpes Maritimes (06)
How many bridges cross the Seine River in Paris? Answer: 37
The Rhine Answer: Border Alsace
What is the longest river in France? Answer: La Loire
Which river flows through the cities of Paris and Rouen? Answer: La Seine
Which river flows through the city of Lyon? Answer: Le Rhone
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, Which river flows through the city of Bordeaux? Answer: La Garonne
What is the deepest lake located entirely in France? Answer: Le Lac du Bourget
The city of Strasbourg is found in... Answer: Alsace
The Cote d'Azur is found in Answer: Provence
The Pyrenees are found in Answer: In France and in Spain
The Liberian is found in Answer: Rhone Alpes
The climate of metropolitan France is varied and includes temperate, Mediterranean, oceanic,
continental, desert, and alpine Answer: False
Le Mistral is a powerful, dry wind with an average speed 50km/h that blows down Answer: the
Rhone valley
The Alps is a natural border between France and Answer: Italy
The Jura is a mountain range between France Answer: Switzerland
The Vosges is a mountain range France and Answer: Germany
The Pyrenees mountain range is a natural border between France and Answer: Spain
What is the highest mountain in France> Answer: Mont-Blanc
Which two cities are port cities in France? Answer: Bordeaux and Marseille
What is the name of the international airport near Lyon? Answer: Saint Exupery
What city in the Rhone Alpes region hosted the Olympic Games in the winter of 1992? Answer:
Albertville
In which department is the famous "Palais Ideal Du Facteur Cheval"? Answer: Drome
What is the name of the long underground passages which run beneath the houses in the oldest
part of Lyon? Answer: The traboules
The "Tour de France" always finishes in Answer: Paris
The Allied landing of June 1944 took place in Answer: Normandy
The French city bidding for the Olympic Games of 2012 was Answer: Paris
The capital of Champagne region is Answer: Reims
What are some of the natural resources of metropolitan France? Answer: Bauxite, zinc,
uranium, and timber
What are the French overseas departments and regions? Answer: Guadeloupe, Martinique,
French Guiana, La Reunion, Mayotte
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