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