1. La Géographie et les Points de Repère de la France Buaillom, Flag of France

2. Les Rivières(The Rivers) La Seine Flows through Paris Tourist rides by boat The waterway separating the city Somewhat polluted; swimming against the law Alainlm, Seine River

3. Les Rivières La Rhone Originates in Switzerland Divides into 2 rivers: Great Rhone & Little Rhone Major trade route used by Greeks and Romans Pennington, Rhone River

4. Les Rivières La Garonne Runs through city of Toulouse Hospital situated on coast of Garonne Located in Southwest France Also located in Northern Spain Jamiecat, Garonne River

5. Les Rivières La Loire The main river in France Located by the City of Nantes; Loire Valley Longest river in France Contains many tributaries Castle country seen from Loire River Château Chenonceau Sybarite48, La Loire et Chenonceau

6. Les Forêts (The Forests) Forêt de la Hardt Tourist site with walking trails Nature and wildlife protected by government Louis XIV hunted here during his reign Located in Alsace; province in France Colinedwards99, Hardt Forest

7. Les Forêts Forêt du Donon Surrounds the mountains of Donon Historic Roman objects uncovered Roads built through this forest Guided tourist walks provided Petit, Donon roadside

8. Les Forêts Forêt de Haguenau Largest forest in France Medieval village situated there Various rivers and streams run through Wrigley, stream in Haguenau

9. Les Forêts Forêtd’Obernai Located in Strasbourg, France Most mountainous forest in France Large coniferous forest Hiking trails Large blueberry population Tristan, Obernai Forest

10. Les Montagnes (The Mountains) Les Alps Situated in France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Switzerland Divided into Western and Eastern Alps Highest cable car in world found here 50 million visitors per year Contains Mount Blanc Highest point in mountain range Situated on French/Italian border Stefanovic, winter alps

11. Les Montagnes …On fait du ski (skiing in the Alps) Many resorts accessible by railways Popular summer and winter vacation Alpine lakes for swimming in summer Snowboarding, skiing, sledding in the winter Stephanovic, skiing in Alps

12. Les Points de Repère (Landmarks) La Tour Eiffel Located in Paris Built in 1889, by Gustave Eiffel Constructed for upcoming World Fair 3 levels with working elevator Largest tourist attraction in France 1050 feet tall Markopolous, Eiffel Tower

13. Les Points de Repère L’arc de Triomphe Located in Paris, France Right bank of La Seine 160 feet tall Beneath lies “Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers” WWII Situated on “Avenue des Champs-Élysées” Famous street in Paris SantiMB, Arch of Triumph

14. Les Points de Repère Sacre-Coeur Roman Catholic Basilica in Paris Made of entirely white stone Large tourist attraction Completed in 1914 Situated on summit of Montmartre Highest point in city Rita Crane, Sacre-Coeur

15. Les Points de Repère Château Villandry Situated in Loire Valley Completed in 1536, by Jean le Breton Known for famous geometric gardens Tourist visitation of castle, gardens or both. Franz St., Villandry and Gardens

16. References PHOTOS Xavier Buaillom, National Flag of France, October 7 2010 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Alainlm, Panoramic view of La Seine, January 17 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Brian Pennington, By the Rhone, July 15 2005 via Flickr, Attribution License Jamiecat, L'hôpital de La Grave; vue de la rive droite de la Garonne, July 28, 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Sybarite48, Le château de Chenonceau (Indre et Loire), June 11 2008 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Colinedwards99, Fontainebleu 2005, May 3 2005 via Flickr , Creative Commons Attribution License Todd Petit, Mountain and Roadside, July 11 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Gordon Wrigley, Forest Stream, February 10 2010 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Tristan, Bluberries Forest, May 9 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Katarina Stefanovic, Choose a Place for Yourself, December 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Katarina Stefanovic , Parsenn - panorama 2, December 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License RuyBarbosa Pinto, Torre Eiffel - Tour Eiffel - Eiffel Tower - 巴黎鐵塔, October 22 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Stavros Markopolous, Tour Eiffel, March 10 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License SantiMB, Triompfe, August 23 2033 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Rita Crane, View of Montmartre & SacreCoeur in Paris, March 29 2005 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License Franz St., Castle and gardens of Villandry, October 24 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License INFORMATION Mont Blanc shrinks by 45cm in two years". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 2009. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/mont-blanc-shrinks-by-45cm-in-two-years-20091106-i0kk.html. A hand book up the Seine. G.F. Cruchley, 81, Fleet Street, 1840. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QdwDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=the+seine&hl=en&ei=kigRTJfHBcah4QbcxbHNBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=falseRetrieved 2010-06-10