PBP 0033 FRENCH LANGUAGE LEVEL 1

GEOGRAPFY, HISTORY, POPULTION

& INSTITUATION

MOHD SYUHADA & SITI YUHAINIT & FARHANA DAWAMA

Information System Programme
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UNIMAS
Colouryour_blind@yahoo.com,
farhanadawama@yahoo.com,
yuhainit@yahoo.com

HISTORY OF FRANCE

CRONOLOGY
In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy invaded England and was crowned as the
English King of England on Christmas Day, 1066.

Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was once married to King Louis VII of France, married
Henry II of England. As a result, most of the western part of France was yielded
to the British Crown.

After the death of the last Capetian King, Charles IV, Edward III of England
claimed the French Throne and started the Hundred Years' War in 1337

France became a centralized state where an absolute monarchy was established,

retaining the doctrine of the Divine Right of Kings and the explicit support of the
established Church

France is the most popular international tourist destination in the world, receiving
over 75 million foreign tourists annually

During the 16th century, the Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs were
the dominant power in Europe, controlling some other duchies and
kingdoms across Europe.

Despite all of this, French became the preferred language of Europe's

aristocracy.

France is a developed country with the sixth-largest economy in the

world

Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the

French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July of each year.

In France, it is formally called La Fte Nationale ( The National

Celebration) and commonly le quatorze juillet ( the fourteenth of July ).

GEOGRAPHY

View of France from world map

 France is about 80% size of Texas

France surround by Italian, Switzerland, Spain,
Germany, Belgium and United Kingdom
Mac Blanc is Western Europes highest point
which border of Swiss
Vorges Mountain is the forest-covered
Pyrenees is along the Spin border

 France known as four river basin and plateau:

1)Seine into English Channel
2)Loire into the Atlantic
3)Garonne into Bay of Biscay
4)Rhone into the Mediterranean

French Territory
A part of Europe

Gateway to go to Spain, Italy, UK, Belgium, and

Luxemburg and Germany
A territory built by men

Built by king French king since medieval period until 1860.

French people speak same language and have a common
history
A variety of landscapes

Two maritime border, high mountain, variety climate

temperatures

Amazing Places in France

Eiffel Tower

The Louvre

Arc de Triomphe

Notre Dame Cathedral

Loire Valley

POPULATION

 3rd most populous country of Europe,

after Russia & Germany.
(January 2006) total population is 63,
587, 700.
Total population of Metropolitan France
is
61, 004, 684.
Population is growing at a constant rate.
The increase in life expectancy is
showing a decline.
(2002) the migration balance was of 62,
000 people.

 Beginning of 20th century, the life

expectancy was 47 for woman and 43
for men.
Presently, the life expectancy at birth
stands at 83 years for women and 75.5
for men.
The disparity in life expectancy of men
and women is the largest in Europe,
which is 7.5 years.
French women have the second highest
life expectancy in the World.

 Average of disparity in terms of life

expectancy between men of the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and MidiPyrenees region is 5 years.
Statistics in 2001 shows:
French - (191 children/100 women)
European - (147 children/100
women)

INSTITUATION

 French Education System is divided into two

subsystems which are:

State
Educati
on

Private
Educati
on

State education: well-funded, organized and

well-structured and it has an average to high
standards
Schools have been compulsory for all children
between 6 years and 16 years of age

 Preschools have undergone a very striking

advance in the education system so kids start
school earlier
The French educational system divided into
three different stages:

Primary
Education

Secondary
Education

Higher
Education

10 Attractions of France