. Europe and other continents . Fig. view in central southern France (Monts dAu-vergne on the map). This is a region of extinctvolcanoes (Fig. 158), and the church is built upona steep lava hill. 224 EUROPE century, under the lead of Napoleon Bonaparte, she wasbeyond question the most powerful of them all. Justprevious to that time the people had developed such ahatred of monarchy that they rose in a mass, overturnedthe government, and formed a republic. There have beennumerous changes since then, including a period whenNapoleon himself was Emperor ; but in 1871 a republicangovernment, s
. Europe and other continents . Fig. view in central southern France (Monts dAu-vergne on the map). This is a region of extinctvolcanoes (Fig. 158), and the church is built upona steep lava hill. 224 EUROPE century, under the lead of Napoleon Bonaparte, she wasbeyond question the most powerful of them all. Justprevious to that time the people had developed such ahatred of monarchy that they rose in a mass, overturnedthe government, and formed a republic. There have beennumerous changes since then, including a period whenNapoleon himself was Emperor ; but in 1871 a republicangovernment, somewhat like that of the United States,. Fig. street scene in Nice (near Monaco), showing the nature of the vegetation inthat warm climate. Find out whether Nice is north or south of your home. was once more established. This has continued downto the present time, and under its administration Francestill ranks as one of the six Great Powers of Europe. Physiography and Climate. — As we have seen, thechief highlands of France are in the south and these highlands the loftiest are the Alps, whosehighest peak, Mt. Blanc (15,781 feet), is in France. Hadthe mountains stretched along the western coast, thehistory of France would have been very different. As it FBANCE 225 is, the prevailing westerlies are allowed to distribute theirrain somewhat evenly over the country, supplying allsections with an abundance of moisture for agriculture. The position of the highlands is of great importancefor commerce as well as for farming. Fully three-fourthsof France is a comparatively level plain sloping westwardfrom the l
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