Cultural

Geography
Wednesday,
October 25th
 Warm Up
What in the World Wednesday
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/green-berets-killed-in-
niger-were-caught-by-surprise-u-s-official-says/
WHAT happened?
WHERE?
WHEN?
WHY?
HOW can we pray for those involved?
 Map Quiz
France England
Iceland Austria
Belgium Spain
Luxembourg Portugal
Germany Andorra
Switzerland Northern Ireland
Norway Wales
 Continental Europe
The main landmass of Western
Europe.
A wide, coastal lowland.
The European Union (EU) is made
up of 28 member states (countries),
although the UK just voted to leave
in a move called Brexit.
 Continental Europe
Religious divides from the
Protestant Reformation has a
Catholic majority in the South
and West (Italy, Spain and
France) while Protestantism is
more prevalent in the North.
France
 France
The largest country in Europe by
landmass
Mainly Roman Catholic, but with
a growing Muslim population.
It has had a rocky political
history with 5 kings and 5
republics since 1815.
 France
Northern France
Lower and flatter than in the south.
The Seine is one of the major
Rivers and flows through Paris, the
capital.
The plains around Paris produce
wheat, barley and sugar beets as
well as vegetables and grapes.
 France
Paris
Originally founded by the
Romans when they found
people living on the Ile de la
Cit. They then built bridges,
roads and buildings.
Notre Dame, the famous
church, is on the island.
 France
Left Bank
Also known as the Latin
Quarter due to the presence of
the University of Paris where
students traditionally spoke
Latin.
 France
Eiffel Tower
Designed for the Paris Exposition
in 1889 to remember the 100th
anniversary of the French
Revolution.
Its 984 ft. tall and at the time was
the tallest building in the world.
It was originally built to be taken
down after the Exposition but has
remained a symbol of Paris.