France
By: Lillian James & Brionna Madry
Information about France
Nickname: The Hexagon (six-sided country)
France has more need of me than I have need of France. -Napoleon Bonaparte
Northern France
- Paris: Economic political and cultural capital of France
- Lille: important industrial center with steel mills and textile
industries
Southwest France
- This region is known for grapes and its wine
- Best reputation for producing the best wines
Southern France
- The landscape is a mixture of older peaks worn by time and newer, sharper peaks that are not yet eroded.
- In 1965, engineers bug a highway tunnel through Mont Blanc.
The Mediterranean
-The Riviera attracts many people. The warm climate is ideal for sunbathing on the region's famous beaches and also the swimming in the sea.
- The 3 cities in this region are Cannes, Nice, and Saint-Tropez.
East France
- The Rhine River have changed hands many times during conflict between France and Germany.
- France's largest deposit or iron ore and the coal is mined.