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What do all of these things have in common?

What do all of these things have in common?. France and the Benelux Countries. 6. France. The largest country in western Europe is France. . Its rivers include the Seine and Loire. (pages 179 –181 ). Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

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What do all of these things have in common?

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  1. What do all of these things have in common?

  2. France and the Benelux Countries 6 France • The largest country in western Europe is France. • Its rivers include the Seine and Loire. (pages 179–181) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  3. France and the Benelux Countries 6 France (cont.) • France is the 2nd largest food exporter after the U.S. (pages 179–181) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  4. France and the Benelux Countries 6 France (cont.) • They speak French, and 90% are Roman Catholic. • The government is a republic—a national government headed by elected leaders, including a president. (pages 179–181) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  5. France and the Benelux Countries 6 France (cont.) • 3/4ths of the people live in cities like the capital Paris. (pages 179–181) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  6. Paris Street

  7. Paris Street

  8. Farmers

  9. Tour de France

  10. Palace of Versailles

  11. Gardens at Versailles

  12. Fields of Lavender

  13. French Fashion

  14. Chenonceau Castle

  15. The Cliffs of Cassis

  16. France and the Benelux Countries 6 The Benelux Countries • Benelux comes from combining the first letters of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

  17. Belgium • Belgium is a trade and manufacturing center. • Belgium exports include lace & chocolate.

  18. Belgium (cont.) • The capital, Brussels, is an international banking center. • Belgium has two main languages: Flemish and French.

  19. Netherlands • Sometimes known as Holland. • The people are called Dutch.

  20. France and the Benelux Countries 6 Netherlands (cont.) • Netherlands means “lowlands” since 1/2 of the country is at sea level. • They have created polders, which are drained lands with rich farming soil. (pages 181–182) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  21. France and the Benelux Countries 6 Netherlands (cont.) • The Netherlands are 3rd in the world in agricultural exports. (pages 181–182) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  22. Netherlands (cont.) • The capital city of Amsterdam is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

  23. France and the Benelux Countries 6 Luxembourg • Luxembourg is one of Europe’s smallest countries. • Because it has many multinational companies, it is very wealthy and most citizens are multilingual. (pages 181–182) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

  24. France and the Benelux Countries 6 Defining Terms Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. D __ 1. a firm that does business in several countries __ 2. describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships __ 3. able to speak several languages __ 4. area of land reclaimed from the sea A. navigable B. multilingual C. polder D. multinationalcompany A B C Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answer.

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