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1、FranceGeographyLocationLocatedinWesternEuropeBorderstheBayofBiscayandEnglishChannelBetweenBelgiumandSpain,southeastoftheUnitedKingdomBorderingtheMediterraneanSea,betweenItalyandSpainClimateGenerallycoolwintersandmildsummers,MildwintersandhotsummersalongtheMediterraneanOccasionalstrong,cold,dry,no
2、rth-to-northwesterlywindknownasmistralTerrainMostlyflatplainsorgentlyrollinghillsinnorthandwestRemainderismountainous,especiallyinPyreneesinthesouthandtheAlpsintheEastLandutilityForfarmingArableland:33.46%permanentcrops:2.03%permanentpastures:20%forestsandwoodland:27% other:18%EnvironmentNaturalR
3、esourcesCoal,ironore,bauxite,zinc,uranium,antimony,arsenic,potash,feldspar,fluorospar,gypsum,timberandfishNaturalhazards:FloodingAvalanchesMidwinterwindstormsDroughtandforestfiresinsouthneartheMediterraneanCurrentissues:SomeforestdamagefromacidrainAirpollutionfromindustrialandvehicleemissionsWate
4、rpollutionfromurbanwastesandagriculturalrunoffRegionsofFranceTheFrenchRepublichas4overseasterritoriesduetoitshistoryasacolonialpower.Theyhavethesamestatusasmetropolitanregions,muchlikeHawaii’sequalstatustoacontinentalU.S.state.Theyareoverseasdépartements(départementd'outre-mer,orDOM,withthesamest
5、atusasadépartementofmetropolitanFranceTheseoverseasdepartments,unlikeoverseascollectivities,arerepresentedinNationalAssembly,SenateandEconomicandSocialCouncil,electaMemberoftheEuropeanParliament,(MEP),andalsousetheEuroastheircurrency.FrenchGuianaLocation:NorthernSouthAmerica,borderingtheNorthAtla
6、nticOcean,betweenBrazilandSurinameClimate:Tropical;hot,humidLittleseasonaltemperaturevariationTerrain:Low-lyingcoastalplainsrisingtohillsandsmallmountainsFarmland:arableland0.13%,permanentcrops0.04%,other99.83%(90%forest,10%other)NaturalResources:golddeposits,petroleum,kaolin,niobium,tantalumandc
7、layMartiniqueLocation:CaribbeanIslandbetweentheCaribbeanSeaandNorthAtlanticOcean,northofTrinidadandTobagoClimate:subtropicaltemperedbytradewindsModeratelyhighhumidity,rainyseason,JunetoOctoberVulnerabletodevastatingcyc
