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France’s Land and Climate

France’s Land and Climate. Paul Pastore, Lindsay Myers, Cody Berger, Taylor Noon. LOCATION. Longitude 5 degrees;Latitude 45 degrees NE- Spain W-Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy S- United Kingdom. Climate. Hot summers, moderate springs and autumns, cold winters.

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France’s Land and Climate

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  1. France’s Land and Climate Paul Pastore, Lindsay Myers, Cody Berger, Taylor Noon

  2. LOCATION Longitude 5 degrees;Latitude 45 degrees NE- Spain W-Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy S- United Kingdom

  3. Climate • Hot summers, moderate springs and autumns, cold winters. • Small number of rainy days per year. • Summers are really dry. • Winters are humid and mild.

  4. CROPS • Wheat, sugar beets, potatoes, and wine grapes.

  5. Animals • Camargue horses, Wild boar, Roe deer, Wolf, Fox, Brown bear, Badger, Chamois, Ibex, Alpine Marmot,Hare, Ragondin.

  6. Plants • Mountains near snowline; few verities of moss, lichen in sheltered areas, farther down but above timberline; alpine pastores for grazing below tree line, and tall trees.

  7. MAJOR LAND FEATURES • Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in North & West; the rest is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in South; Alps in East border Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay & English Channel

  8. Area • About 339,908 square miles ( 570,030 square kilometers).

  9. Sources 5-14-07 Discover France www,discoverfrance.net/France/DF_climate.html 5-15-07 ABC Country Book of France www.theodora.com/wbf/france_geography.html 5-15-07 France wildlife and animals www.francethisway.com/wildlife/francewildlife.php 5-16-07 MSN Encarta France encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761568934_2/France.html.php FreeFoto.com

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