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France’s landscapes vary from flat empty plains to Mount Blanc. The land in northern France is made up of mostly the Paris Basin. The Paris Basin is land that is very flat in many places, and gradually slopes down. In the center of the basin is the city of Paris. The east side of the basin is made of limestone, and is a good strong natural defense. On the west side, ridges form cliffs along the English Channel. The north side of the Paris Basin moves into the plains of Flanders and Northwestern Europe. To the northeast and east are the Ardennes and Vosges mountains. In the southwest the Paris basin is connected to the other large lowland in France called the Aquitaine Basin by a piece of land called the Gate of Poitou. The south-central part of France is mostly peaks of land as high as 4,000 – 6,000 feet. This land is mostly made by volcanic activity. It is known as the Massif Central.