Questions and Answers
Which body of water does France not have a maritime border with?
Baltic Sea
Which country does not share a land border with Metropolitan France?
United Kingdom
Which region is not considered an overseas territory of France?
Corsica
Which city is not mentioned as a major urban area in France?
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How many integral regions does France have?
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La France est officiellement la République ______
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La superficie combinée des dix-huit régions intégrales de la France est de 643,801 km2, soit 248,573 miles carrés, et la population totale est de plus de 68 millions en ______
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Les principales zones urbaines de la France comprennent Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nantes et ______
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La France métropolitaine partage des frontières avec la Belgique, le Luxembourg, l'Allemagne, la Suisse, l'Italie, Monaco, l'Andorre et ______
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Les territoires d'outre-mer de la France comprennent la Guyane française en Amérique du Sud, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon dans l'Atlantique Nord, les Antilles françaises et de nombreuses îles en Océanie et dans ______
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Le verbe '______' signifie ______. Sous sa forme infinitive (la forme 'to', comme dans 'to speak'), il se termine en -er. Tous les verbes qui se terminent en -er dans la forme infinitive et qui ont les mêmes modèles dans leurs terminaisons sont ainsi appelés verbes réguliers -er.
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Le verbe '______r' est conjugué de la manière suivante: je ______, tu ______s, il/elle/on ______, nous parlons, vous ______z, ils/elles ______nt.
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La partie '______-' du verbe est appelée la racine du verbe. Les terminaisons du verbe sont les lettres qui sont attachées à la racine. Pour un verbe régulier en -er, la racine inclut toutes les lettres menant jusqu'au -er. Les terminaisons sont -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez et -ent.
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Les verbes réguliers en -er, en -ir et en -re sont classés en ______ groupes.
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Il y a ______ groupes de verbes réguliers: les verbes réguliers en -er, les verbes réguliers en -ir et les verbes réguliers en -re.
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Study Notes
Geography of France
- France does not have a maritime border with the Mediterranean Sea.
- The country that does not share a land border with Metropolitan France is Andorra.
- Europe is not considered an overseas territory of France.
Regions of France
- France has 18 integral regions.
- The combined surface area of these regions is 643,801 km² (248,573 miles²).
- The total population of these regions is over 68 million.
Urban Areas of France
- The main urban areas in France are Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nantes, and Paris.
Borders of France
- Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, and Andorra.
Overseas Territories of France
- The overseas territories of France include French Guiana in South America, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the North Atlantic, French Antilles, and numerous islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.
French Verbs
- The verb 'parler' means 'to speak'.
- Verbs that end in -er in the infinitive form and have the same pattern in their endings are called regular -er verbs.
- The conjugation of the verb 'parler' is: je parle, tu parles, il/elle/on parle, nous parlons, vous parlez, ils/elles parlent.
- The part '-parl-' of the verb is called the root of the verb.
- The verb endings are the letters attached to the root.
- Regular -er verbs are classified into three groups.
- There are three groups of regular verbs: -er verbs, -ir verbs, and -re verbs.
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Test your knowledge of France's geography and borders with this quiz. Learn about the country's overseas regions and territories, as well as its exclusive economic zones.
