Michael Judy - France Flag: The colors of France's flag are blue,white and red. The red and blue were used to honor the town's two paron saints Saint Denis and Saint Martin. The white represented the virgin mary.
President: The current president of France is Nicholas Sarkozy. He was president since 2007 until 2012.
Money: The type of currency France uses is called the euro. The euro can be spent anywhere in Europe.
History: Five interesting historical facts about France are
- Paris is the capitol of France and the river that Paris is located on is called Seine.
- The Eiffel tower was built in the year 1889 and is one of the most visited sites in the world.
- France was founded in the 1800s and took over 2500 years to become what it is today.
- Some of France's recources are coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, and fish.
- Napolean was a famous French Emperor
Food: Ten different kinds of french food are Escargot which is snail, Crepes a thin pancake, Boulibaisse a fish soup, Brie Cheese a french cheese,Truffles is a french candy, Roquefort Cheesea type of bleu cheese,baguettes a french style bread,croissants a french roll, and Creme Brulee a custard with a carmelized sugar crust.
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What I Learned: What I learned about France is that it is one of the most popular countries in the world, famous for art, food and fashion. French food can be exotic in many points of view. France is famous for the Eiffel tower which is one of the most visites places in the world. I believe that the government is organized so that France has a system that works for them. I also did not know that escargot is snails.
I learned that France's president is Nicholas Sarkozy. The euro can be spent anywhere in europe. Many people in France are cathlioc and everyone in France speeks french. The flag stands for two patrion saints and the virgin Mary. If I could go to Europe, I would go to France.
Most of the sites I went to google search, But here are some of the links.
Flag: The colors of France's flag are blue,white and red. The red and blue were used to honor the town's two paron saints Saint Denis and Saint Martin. The white represented the virgin mary.
President: The current president of France is Nicholas Sarkozy. He was president since 2007 until 2012.
Capital: The capital of France is Paris and a histioical landmark is the Eiffel tower.
Money: The type of currency France uses is called the euro. The euro can be spent anywhere in Europe.
History: Five interesting historical facts about France are
- Paris is the capitol of France and the river that Paris is located on is called Seine.
- The Eiffel tower was built in the year 1889 and is one of the most visited sites in the world.
- France was founded in the 1800s and took over 2500 years to become what it is today.
- Some of France's recources are coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, and fish.
- Napolean was a famous French Emperor
Food: Ten different kinds of french food are Escargot which is snail, Crepes a thin pancake, Boulibaisse a fish soup, Brie Cheese a french cheese,Truffles is a french candy, Roquefort Cheesea type of bleu cheese,baguettes a french style bread,croissants a french roll, and Creme Brulee a custard with a carmelized sugar crust.
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What I Learned: What I learned about France is that it is one of the most popular countries in the world, famous for art, food and fashion. French food can be exotic in many points of view. France is famous for the Eiffel tower which is one of the most visites places in the world. I believe that the government is organized so that France has a system that works for them. I also did not know that escargot is snails.
I learned that France's president is Nicholas Sarkozy. The euro can be spent anywhere in europe. Many people in France are cathlioc and everyone in France speeks french. The flag stands for two patrion saints and the virgin Mary. If I could go to Europe, I would go to France.
Most of the sites I went to google search, But here are some of the links.
http://www.easy-french-food.com
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/france/facts-about-france.htm
http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/who_is_the_president_of_france_2010
Score: 143/150