NAME 1 FRANCE CITY REGION COUNTRY PHY FEATURE Country 2 PROVENCAL COAST Coastal Region 3 COT D AZUR French Riviera 4 LANGUEDOC Former province region 5 MARSEILLE 6 TOULON 7 RHONE SAONE CORRIDOR 8 LYON City City City DESCRIPTION Country consists of 1 Rhone Saone Valley 2 Coastal lands of Languedoc Provence 3 The Alps Crystalline rocks that meet the coast in a series of headlands and bay the RIVIERA East of St Tropez including Cannes Nice and Monaco West of the Rhone delta Consists of dune lined coast fronting a plain of olive groves and vineyards Chief wine producing region in Europe At the Eastern Apex of the delta is the 2nd rank of cities behind Paris and Frances chief port Gateway to Africa and the east The Mediterranean base of the French Navy Chief low land route leading from the Mediterranean to the North At the confluence of the rivers is noted for its silk and velvet Scatter of light and high tech industries in the surrounds of the city Near Lyon was a center of heavy industry now defunct The floor of the valley is intensely cultivated producing fruits vegtables tobacco and mulberry bushes Upper reaches of the SAONE produces Burgundles Upper valleys of the Rhone ISERE DURANCE generate hydroelectric power produces timber as well as summer meadows and ski slopes Rugged block of Crystalline rocks tilted up to the SE and studded with volcanic remnants Uptilted edge overlooking the Rhone is the CEVENNES The gently dipping West surfaced with limestone is the CAUSSES High Interior Extreme and used for sheep raising Located in great pastures of the 9 ALPS Mountains 10 GRENOBLE City Winter sports center 11 MASTIFF CENTRAL Region 12 AUVERGNE THE CEVENNES 13 CHARLAIS Auvergne In the Mountains Cevennes Region Types of Cattle ESSAY QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER TIPS 1 How do Amsterdam Brussels and Paris differ in function Amsterdam location site origin population and the problems they face Capital of Netherlands and the nation s largest city It is the seat of government THE HAUGE It has a port function and is located on the west coast of the country in the province of North Holland The Amstel river connects to a large number of canals It is connected to the North Sea through the North Sea Canal The population is about 2 5 million It is one of the top financial centers in Europe The Amsterdam stock exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world Amsterdam has flourished since the 14th century when it gained city rights During the Napoleonic Wars Amsterdam reached its lowest point but in 1815 turned back around with the establishment of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands In the 21st century problems include safety ethnic discrimination and segregation between religious and social groups Largest social groups include Suriname the Dutch Antilles Morocco and Turkey located in the center of the country It is also the largest urban are in Belgium with 19 municipalities including City of Brussels It has the French Community of Belgium as well as the Flemish Community The population is 1 2 million and a metropolitan area with a population of 1 8 million After the WWII Brussels is a major center of international politics Brussels is a few miles north of the boundary between the language communities French in the South Dutch in the North Historically Brussels is a Dutch speaking city but has seen a major shift to French since th Belgian Independence in 1830 Considered a bilingual city all signs are in both Dutch and French Most problems arise from the language barriers and political uprisings Capital of Belgium and nation s largest city Brussels is Brussels Paris Capital of France and most populous city It is centrally located in the North part of the country on the Seine river Metropolitan Paris is one of the largest in Europe and in 2011 there was about 2 25 citizens within the city Prosperous trading center one of the most influential centers of learning in Europe and birthplace of Gothic Architecture In 18th century Enlightenment and French Revolution occurred and important center of fashion science arts and commerce Settlement of hunter gatherers were here between 9000 and 7500 BC Romans conquered Paris in 52 BC By the end of the 12th century Paris had become political economic religious and cultural capital of France In 2014 a socialist was elected the first woman mayor of Paris There was a Paris massacre in 1961 and issues within that still arise A large portion of the country is poor because people refuse to build moderately priced buildings especially in Paris