Question

The Central Massif of a France is a _________________
A. Mountain Peak
B. Delta
C. Forest area
D. Plateau

Answer 1

Hint:
- It is a highland region in the middle of Southern France, consisting of mountains and plateaus.
- It covers about 15% of mainland France.
- A broad north-south cleft isolates these central mountains from the Alps.

Complete answer:
 In the center of Southern France, the Massif Central is a highland region composed of mountains and plateaus. It occupies about 15 percent of France's mainland. The vast plateau of the Massif Central covers approximately 86,000 square kilometers (33,000 square miles), or some one-sixth of the country's territory. The Rhone-Saone valley is bordered by the Massif Central to the east, the Mediterranean coast Languedoc lowlands to the south, the Aquitaine Basin to the southwest, and the Paris Basin to the north, it is conventionally demarcated at 1,000 feet (300 m-) above sea level. The massif, which covers about one-sixth of France (33,000 square miles [86,000 square km]), consists mainly of plateaus between 2,000 and 3,000 feet (600 and 900 m). Sancy Hill (Puy de Sancy; 6184 feet [1,885 m]) and Plomb du Cantal are the tallest points (6,096 feet [1,858 m]). The Massif Central, while not heavily industrialized, is home to a wide variety of industries in the early 21st century, usually in small or medium-sized factories.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
- There is a very long geological history in the Massif Central, underlined by zirconia ages dating back 3 billion years ago to the Archaean.
- It consists, structurally, mostly of stacked metamorphic basement nappes.
- One of the most common and important practices in Central Massif is food production.