| A | B |
| paris | an inland port |
| paris | ____is the capital of france |
| paris | is france's most populated city |
| paris | was the economic and cultural center of the nation |
| paris | ____an international fashion center |
| marseille | ____on the mediterranean |
| marseille | ____is france's largest seaport |
| marseille | is france's second largest city |
| la havre | ___is france's chief port |
| la havre | chief port on the english channel |
| english channel | __is the point of departure for ships bound for north america |
| lyon | the thrid largest city of france |
| lyon | is an important commercial city |
| lyon | is the center of the silk industry |
| lille | in northeastern france |
| lille | is a center for cotton and linen fabrics |
| lille | center for industrial machinery |
| strasbourg | is the center for the council of europe |
| the river port on the rhine | is known is noted for its "pate de foie gras" |
| the river port on the rhine | is noted for the astronomical clock in its gothic cathedral |
| reims | the coronation site of the kings of france |
| reims | is also noted for its gothic cathedral |
| reims | noted for the preparation of champagne |
| clermont-ferrand | located in the heart and of france |
| clermont-ferrand | is noted for the production of tires |
| biarritz | located in the basque region |
| biarritz | is an ocean resort on the atlantic |
| bordeaux | noted for its red wine |
| bordeaux | is an industrial city at the mouth of the garonne river |
| the seine | is the most navigable |
| the seine | most important commercial river of france |
| the seine | empties into the the english channel at le havre |
| the loire | the longest river of france |
| the loire | is a famous tourist attraction |
| the loire | due to the charming "chateaux" that adorns its banks |
| the garonne | the shortest river of france |
| the garonne | is a major source of hydroelectric power |
| the rhone | which starts as a glacial stream in switzerlandand flows southward to the mediterranean |
| the rhone | is another important hydroelectric power source |
| the rhine | an industrial river in northeast france |
| the rhine | forms a natural boundary between france and germany |
| la manche | the english channel |
| le rhin | the rhine |