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Examen 2
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75
Language - French
Undergraduate 2
02/24/2015

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Term
une superficie
Definition
an area
Term
une ville populaire
Definition
blue collar town
Term
ruelle
Definition
alleyways
Term
la croissance
Definition
growth
Term
communautarisme (American)
Definition
putting the greater good before yourself
Term
communautarisme (French)
Definition
putting a specific group first
Term
replier
Definition
to close oneself off/become isolated
Term
un rempli communautaire
Definition
to close off as a small group from the dominant society
Term
la discrimination positive
Definition
affirmative action (political)
Term
les flots
Definition
waves
Term
en plein essor
Definition
booming (economy)
Term
issu de l'immigration
Definition
a child of an immigrant
Term
Francais de souche
Definition
a "true" French person
Term
Maghreb
Definition
north African region
Term
un bouc emissaire
Definition
scapegoat
Term
l'HLM
Definition
subsidized housing (mostly for immigrants)
Term
la vie associative
Definition
social activities
Term
un creuset
Definition
a melting pot (immigration)
Term
bol de salade
Definition
salad bowl (immigration)
Term
What shape does France represent?
Definition
a hexagon
Term
In what French regions is there a continental climate?
Definition
east/northeast
Term
In what French regions is there an oceanic climate?
Definition
west
Term
In what French regions is there a Mediterranean climate?
Definition
southeast
Term
In what French regions is there a mountain climate?
Definition
east
Term
Where is the French topography flatter/lower with plains?
Definition
southwest
Term
Where is the French topography mountainous?
Definition
east
Term
What river traverses Paris?
Definition
Seine
Term
What river traverses six European countries?
Definition
Rhin
Term
What river is the longest in France?
Definition
Loire
Term
4 reasons the French are moving to the countryside?
Definition
1. beautiful/liberating
2. work opportunities
3. better work environment
4. better for family life
Term
Why do the original country people not like the movement from the city to the country?
Definition
loss of natural space
Term
les neoruraux
Definition
movement from the city to the country
Term
What can contribute to a regional identity?
Definition
1. stereotypes
2. traditions
3. art
4. food
5. music
6. language
7. architecture
8. geography
9. jobs
10. religion
Term
What region in France has the most people living in it?
Definition
Paris (1/5 French people)
Term
What do the Provinciaux think of the Parisians?
Definition
they are egotistical & arrogant
Term
les arrondissements
Definition
neighborhoods in Paris
Term
examples of "composants internes"
Definition
1. male/female dichotomy
2. age
3. ethnicity/race
4. nationality
5. religion
Term
examples of "composants externes"
Definition
1. job
2. stereotypes
3. culture
4. politics
Term
example of someone who has a "double identity"
Definition
an immigrant
Term
l'inoculation
Definition
eliminating the concept of diversity by making everyone equal & part of a greater France
Term
After WWII, from where did most French immigrants come?
Definition
Africa
Term
After WWII, why did France need immigrants?
Definition
new booming economy
Term
Which region in France attracted the most immigrants?
Definition
Ile-de-France
Term
l'assimilation
Definition
an immigrant changing to be a part of the French culture
Term
l'integration
Definition
finding a space between the French culture & the immigrant's original culture
Term
l'OM
Definition
Marseille's soccer team
Term
What sea is to the northwest of France?
Definition
Manche
Term
What ocean is to the west of France?
Definition
Atlantic
Term
What country is to the southwest of France?
Definition
Spain
Term
What sea is to the southeast of France?
Definition
Mediterranean
Term
What country is to the most south & east of France?
Definition
Italy
Term
What country is right above Italy & to the east of France?
Definition
Switzerland
Term
What country is to the east of France & above Switzerland?
Definition
Germany
Term
What is the tiny country to the northeast of France?
Definition
Luxembourg
Term
What country is to the north of France?
Definition
Belgium
Term
What mountain range is the most northeast in France?
Definition
Vosges
Term
What mountain range is the middlemost & east in France?
Definition
Jura
Term
What mountain range is the most southeast in France?
Definition
Alps
Term
What mountain range is west of the Alps in the south of France?
Definition
Massif Central
Term
What mountain range is the southmost in France?
Definition
Pyrenees
Term
What river is the northmost in France & flows from the Manche?
Definition
Seine
Term
What river cuts through the middle of France?
Definition
Loire
Term
What river is in the southwest of France?
Definition
Garonne
Term
What river is in the southeast of France?
Definition
Rhone
Term
What river flows through countries to the northeast of France?
Definition
Rhin
Term
What city is on the border of France & Belgium?
Definition
Lille
Term
What city is in the north of France & below Lille?
Definition
Paris
Term
What city is on the border of France & Germany?
Definition
Strasbourg
Term
What city is below Strasbourg?
Definition
Dijon
Term
What city is in the Loire valley?
Definition
Nantes
Term
What city is the northmost of the southeastern cities?
Definition
Lyon
Term
What city lies below Lyon?
Definition
Grenoble
Term
What city lies on the border of France & the Mediterranean sea?
Definition
Marseille
Term
What city is the most southern?
Definition
Toulouse
Term
What city is in the southwest?
Definition
Bordeaux
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