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Population of Senegal
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Over 11 million
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Main Cities of Senegal
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Dakar, Thies, Saint-Louis, Kaolack, Touba
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Industries of Senegal
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agriculture, fishing, oil drilling and refineries
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Baobab
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- don't have leaves for 9 months
- fruit is called "pain de singe" - the symbol of Senegal - trunk is 9 meters in diameter - can live over 1,000 years |
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Le parc national de Djoudj
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A huge bird reserve where birds stop on their migration.
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Dakar
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The capital of Senegal, and the most western point of Senegal
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Fishing
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An important resource for the Senegalese
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La Casamance
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A region filled with swamps, rivers, and plantations. It is in the part of Senegal below Gambie.
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Le lac Retba
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It has pink micro-organisms and a lot of salt.
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Saint-Louis
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Oldest western African villiage. It was the first capital of Senegal. The Faidherbe bridge was constructed by Gustave Eiffel.
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La mosquee de Touba
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Many pilgrims come each years to this mosque
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Le parc national du Nikolo Koba
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Protects endangered animals like the chimpanze and the panther
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La vannerie
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Artists use reusable materials to make many different wicker objects.
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Le batik
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It is a technique to decorate African clothing, like boubous.
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Les souweres
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Paintings under glass that represent everyday life and national heros.
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Le mbalax
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Mix traditional Senegal music with rock and funk. Youssou N'Dour sings this music around the world.
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Le groupe Daara J
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Rap about everyday life and the environment.
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La musique traditionnelle
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Each ethnic group has their own instrument, the kora is one of the traditional instruments.
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Le Dakar
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Off-Course rase that starts in Eruope and ends in Dakar. There are 3 categories - motorcycles, cars, and trucks.
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La lutte senegalaise
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A traditional sport, where your opponents shoulder, back, or knees have to touch the ground for you to win.
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Le poulet yassa
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Traditional dish made with lemon juice, onions and cooked in peanut oil
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La tieboudienne
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Typical dish of Senegal made with fish, rice and vegetables.
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Sizes in Senegal and France
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Much larger than ours. Shirts are in the 30s-40s, womens shoes are the high 30s, men's shoes are in the 40s.
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Batik
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To make you draw a pattern with hot wax on cotton, then dye the cloth and remove the wax after you are done dying it.
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Belgian brown
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Belgians use brun instead of marron for brown. It agrees with the noun it modifies.
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Bargaining in Senegal
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Bargianing is a custom. Since it might take a while, the merchant might offer mint tea to the buyer.
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Le boubou
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The traditional clothing of West Africa. It is a long tunic. Women wear it with a scarf and a pice of fabric. Men wear pants and a shirt form.
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Sales in France
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Sales happen after Christmas and in the summer (July). They are controlled by the government and cannot last more than 6 weeks.
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Senegal Money
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the CFA france. Coins and bills are used. They are worth very little in dollars.
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Quebec word for shopping
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magasiner is more common than faire les magasins
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Tea Ceremony in Senegal
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It is also called ataya and can last a few hours. It is usually performed by young boys or men and brings everyone together. The first tea is bitter, the second is sweeter and the third is sweetest. The tea that is served is mint tea.
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Quebec taking out the trash
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sortir les vidanges is more commonly used to say to take out the trash.
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Bathrooms in France
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There is usually a toilet, which is seperate from the bathroom.
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Floor levels in France
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the first floor is called "rez-de chaussee" - ground floor. the second floor is called "premier etage" - first floor.
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Senegal houses
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The case is a traditional Senegalese home. They are usually made of straw and mud, some are made with bricks or crushed shells.
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Population of the Midi
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Over 6 million
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Main cities of Midi
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Marseille, Nice, Avignon, Cannes, Aix-en-Provence
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Industries of the Midi
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tourism, food processing, agriculture
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Languedoc
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comes from the "langue d'oc" spoken in the middle ages in Southern France. The "langue d'oil" was spoken in Northern France.
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La lavande
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Has been cultivated throughout the Midi since the 19th century.
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Le viaduc de Millau
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Over the Tarn river, 343 meters high, which is higher than the Eiffel Towel.
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Le pont du Gard
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Constructed by the Romans to bring water from Uzes to Nimes.
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La Cote d'Azur
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Attracts tourists from around the world because it offers everything.
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Carcassonne
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The largest medival city in Europe. It was completely restored in the 19th century.
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Eze
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A village set on a hill, typical of Provence
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Les gorges du Verdon
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700 meters deep, and is unique in Europe.
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La Camargue
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Natural reserve with flamingoes, white horses and wild bulls.
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Les tissus provencaux
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Patterned cotton fabric based on a tradition imported from India. It is found in many forms: tableclothes, dresses, shirts, bags and even suitcases.
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Les santons
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Clay handpainted figurines that represent Nativity scenes and everyday life.
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Le festival d'Avignon
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Has theater pieces, ballets, and concers. Takes place in the Popes Palace and in other places in Avignon in July.
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Le Fete du Citron
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Each year in February floats are decorated in only lemons and orange in Menton.
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Le Festival International du film
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Takes place in May in Cannes. Recognized artists and films recieve the Golden Palm Award.
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La bouillabaise
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Fish soup that originated in Marseille.
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La tarte tropezienne
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Cream cake invented in Saint-Tropez.
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La ratatouille
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Typical dish of this region made with vegetables and spices and cooked in olive oil.
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Paul Cezanne
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Post impressionish painter that painted the Saint-Victoire mountain in a lot of his paintings.
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Jean Cocteau
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Was a designer, writer and man of theater. He wrote Beauty and the Beast and Orphee.
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Cesar
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Created the Cesar trophy that is award to the best artists and techinicians. It is equivalent to the Oscar in the Academy Awards.
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Traffic Rules in France
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There are fewer traffic lights and the colors are red, orange and green. There are more traffic circles that give smoother traffic flow.
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Energy Saving Buses and other vehicles
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Buses often run on diester that is made from plants. Some cities offer bicycles and fuel-efficent cars for rent.
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Metric System
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In France they use the metric system that is based on 10s
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Pharmacies in France
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Grocery stores don't sell over the counter drugs. In a pharmacies there are drugs, and the pharmacist can sometimes give you a prescription.
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Bank Cards in France
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Most people have a carte bleue which is like a debt card. It has a memory chip with a PIN so you don't have to sign, you just have to type in your PIN
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Drugstores vs. Pharmacies
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pharmacies sell perscription medicines and drugstores sell beauty and hygene products. Usually Pharmacies are closed on Sundays so there is a pharmacie de garde, which is "on call" on the weekend.
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Post Office Bank
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French post offices often offer banking services. The financial division became the banque postale that had regular bank services, including loans.
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