世界旅游景观第三章France.pptVIP

EUROPE ----THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Europe ----the French Republic I. Geographical features of the French Republic II. Politics, economy and culture III. Tourism industry and tourist attractions IV. Exercises I. Geographical Features of the French Republic 1. Geography Official name: French Republic Location: Western Europe Area: 543,965 square kilometers(210,026 square miles) Climate: A lot of variety, but temperate. Land boundaries: France borders Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast, Germany and Switzerland to the east, Italy to the south-east and Spain to the south-west. Coastline: 3,427 km Terrain: Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south west, Vosges and Alps in east, Massif Central in the south Demographics: 59,900,300 (start 2004) - metropolitan / European France only Currency : euro or EUR Religion: Roman Catholic National flower Official language: French II. Politics, Economy and Culture 1. Politics: democracy which is organized as a unitary semi-presidential republic. 2. Economy: one of the worlds major economic powers. Agriculture plays a larger role than in the economies of most other industrial countries. Leading industries produce machinery, chemicals , automobiles, metals, aircraft, electronics equipment and foods. France has an extensive railway system. 3. Culture: contrast and diverse Etiquette and taboo love social interacts, born romance, desire liberty, self-esteem, rider manner and respect women Dress: Paris is capital of world fashion taboo: don’t like yellow and dark green, don’t like number 13 and Friday, presents III. Tourism Industry and tourist Attractions 1. Tourism industry France is the worlds most popular tourist destination The country is renowned for its gastronomy (particularly wines and cheeses), history, culture and fashion. 2. Tourist attractions History: Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after