Northern Range

socio-économiques. THÈME 4 • France et Europe dans le monde (11-12 h) Questions Mise en œuvre L’Union européenne dans la mondialisation • L’Union européenne, acteur et pôle majeurs de la mondialisation. • Une façade maritime mondiale : la Northern Range. • Une aire de relation de l’Union européenne : la Méditerranée. La France dans la mondialisation • La présence française dans le monde. • La France, pôle touristique mondial. • Paris, ville mondiale. Programme de géographie première

l’autoroute de l’Est et la LGV, l’aéroport de Vatry peut facilement redistribuer le fret international. Au Nord, des aménagements routiers et fluviaux cherchent à ouvrir le verrou de la frontière belge pour mettre la région en communication avec la Northern Range (Rotterdam, Anvers). Il s’agit de profiter du dynamisme de la mégalopole européenne proche. © Magnard 2011 3 L’économie champardennaise ne se résume pas au champagne ! •  Si la notoriété de la région repose sur la production très lucrative

an Officer of the House of Commons. He is the head of the National Audit Office which employs some 850 staff. He and the National Audit Office are totally independent of Government. He certifies the accounts of all Government departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies; and he has statutory authority to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which departments and other bodies have used their resources. Our work saves the taxpayer millions of pounds every

the market, Europe represents the main customer of fair trade products with 60 to 70% of the world sales. After being stuck in specialized distributors, fair trade products is spreading to large scale distributors’ matching the increasing demand of Northern conscious consumers. II) FAIR TRADE IN FRANCE 1. History a. Artisans du monde 1974 : The birth of fair trade in France Fair trade movement takes its grassroots in 1974 with the opening of the first fair trade shop:

broccoli, cauliflower, butternut, squash, marrows, peas, beans, radish; in fact all of the “Western” salad vegetables as well as some “Eastern” vegetables. High value vegetables, such as asparagus, are typically exported to Europe. Herbs: A wide range of culinary, medicinal and aromatic (oil) herbs are grown. Again the list is extensive – one certified medicinal herb farm alone cultivates over 100 different herbs and medicinal plants. Cultivated indigenous plants are included in this category. Grains

factor of wind turbine and how much of the time wind turbine produces electricity. In general wind turbines are able to produce electricity for 70-85% of the time. The majority of wind turbines have been set up in sites with 7.5 - 9 m/s wind speed range producing electricity during 70-85% of the time (BWEA, 2007). Capacity factor reflects the degree to which wind power can sustain to UK electricity demand. Andrew Alden (2005) identifies capacity factor “as the ratio of actual electricity production

earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the third quarter 2001 to range from a $5 million loss to a $10 million profit. The company also expects pro-forma earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter 2001 to be approximately breakeven. For the full year 2001, pro-forma EBITDA are expected to be between breakeven and $50 million. The company expects pro-forma EPS in the range of $0.02 to $0.06 for the full year 2001. The company expects capital expenditures to be approximately

to time with self-contained ballads. One of these is the famous Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis (Ballad of the Ladies of Times Past), in which he compares the passing of beautiful women to the vanishing of the snows of yesteryear. His subjects range from Thaïs, a famous courtesan loved by Alexander the Great, to a romantic heroine of his parents' generation - 'Joan, the beautiful girl from Lorraine, whom the English burnt at Rouen'. In 1462, and again in the following year, Villon is in gaol

Borku, northern Chad, the vast palm grove and its inhabitants are interdependent. Human intervention accounts for the aspect of the grove as well as the varieties of trees planted there. In turn, human life is possible in this desert area thanks to the date palms, which protect people and gardens from the sun's intense heat, and thanks to palm fences, which shield from violent winds. Dates are the major source of wealth and of transactions. All parts of the tree are used for a wide range of purposes

significantly in the next few years. 1.1.11 Sweden The wine market in Sweden is determined by the state-owned monopolist retailer Systembolaget, which has 411 stores. Systembolaget uses a combination of tenders and blind tastings to determine its range. Despite a restrictive alcohol policy with high taxes on alcoholic beverages, no price promotion of them, no television advertising or point of sale permitted (though wine can be advertised in the press), tough drink drive limits and a weaker economy