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46 Cards in this Set
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la mer
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sea
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white residents from mainland
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Blancs
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un village de pe^cheurs
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fishing village
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...se trouve...
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is located
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la fore^t tropicale
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tropical rainforest
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the organization Martinique is a part of
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DOM, DOM-TOM which are part of the
treaty of European Union DOM uses Euros while DOM-TOM does not |
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une chute d'eau
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waterfall
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un cocotier
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coconut tree
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when did the first French settlers arrive with D'Esnambus
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1635
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un moustique
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mosquito
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named after Victor Schoelcher who worked (19th century) to abolish slavery in Martinique
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La bibliothe\que Schoelcher
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l'i^le
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island
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colore/(e)
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colorful
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when did Christopher Columbus land in Le Carbet?
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1502
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les plages(f.)
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beaches
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largest ethnic group
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cre/oles-mixed african and european
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moins grand(e) que...
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smaller than...
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white inhabitants born on Martinique
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Be/ke/s
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un palmier
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palm tree
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a beautiful park in Fort-de-France
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La Savane
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poet and playwright who sought to restore the cultural identity of Africans
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aime/ Ce/sare
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dans l'est
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in the east
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most famous woman of Martinique?
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Jose/phine married Napoleon Bonapart during his golden age
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1763-1814, married to Napoleon in 1796 unable to produce an heir;was divorced in 1809
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Jose/phine de Beauharnais
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des champs(m.)de canne a\ sucre
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sugarcane fields
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le sable
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sand
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la capitale
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capital
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estate of Napoleon's first wife who was born there in 1763.
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La pagerie
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until 1902 the capital of Martinique was..?
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Saint-Pierre "le Petit Paris"
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ou\ se trouve...?
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where is...?
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why isn't Saint-Pierre the capital anymore?
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May 8, 1902 Mount Pele/e exploded, and in three minutes the entire city of 30,000 people was destroyed
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un ananas
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pineapple
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le volcan
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volcano
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contains some of the painter Paul Gaugin's original works and memorabilla from his stay in 1887
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Le muse/e Gaugin du Carbet
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qu'est-ce qu'il y a...??
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what is there...?
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un bananier
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banana tree
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who survived the eruption of 1902
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one person--a prisoner protected by his cell walls
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capital city
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Fort-de-France
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vivant(e)
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lively
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plus grand(e) que..
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bigger than...
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Il fait
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it is (weather)
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dans l'ouest
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in the west
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dans le nord
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in the north
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c'est comment?
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What's it like?
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dans le sud
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in the south
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charmant(e)
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charming
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