Geography Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two Massif?
A
Massif Central and Massif Armoricain
2
Q
What is a Massif?
A
Landforms that are areas of bedrock more resistant to erosion than surrounding areas and higher in elevation.
3
Q
What is a Basin?
A
A geological depression that is the drainage basin of a river.
4
Q
What are the main Basins
A
The Paris Basin and the Aquitaine Basin.
5
Q
What river does the Paris Basin drain?
A
The Seine River.
6
Q
What is the soil composition of the Paris Basin?
A
Sedimentary soil of stratified marine deposits.
From Triassic to the Pliocene period.
7
Q
What is the soil composition of the Acquitaine Basin?
A
The north is a plateau with fewer and thinner layers of sedimentation.
The south is convoluted terrain with deeper layers of sedimentation.
