cooper, catherine w. modern world nations. ukraine. 2007

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VIETNAM
Ukraine
Catherine W. Cooper
With additional text by Zoran Pavlovi´c
Series Editor
Charles F. Gritzner
South Dakota State University
Second Edition
Frontispiece: Flag of Ukraine
Cover: Vydubytsky Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine
Table of Contents
Introducing Ukraine 8
Physical Landscapes 14
Ukraine Through Time 28
People and Culture 48
Government and Politics 60
Ukraine’s Economy 69
Living in Ukraine Today 84
Ukraine Looks Ahead 99
Facts at a Glance 105
History at a Glance 108
Glossary 110
Bibliography 112
Further Reading 113
Index 114
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Introducing
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Introducing Ukraine
Ukraine is located in eastern Europe and shares borders with seven countries: Rus-
sia, the former Soviet Republic of Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and
Moldova. Itself a former Soviet republic, Ukraine is Europe’s second-largest country
and is nearly the size of the state of Texas.
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Thanks to its fertile soil, Ukraine has earned a reputation as being the
“breadbasket of Europe.” When it was under Soviet control, Ukraine was
responsible for more than one-fourth of the Soviet Union’s agricultural
output. Pictured here is a rose farm in Sokolinoye, on the Crimean
Peninsula.
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LOCATION
Physical
Landscapes
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Much of Ukraine is flat; its terrain is primarily made up of fertile plains
(steppes) and plateaus. Its highest peak, Hora Hoverla (6,762 feet, 2,061
meters), is located in the Carpathian Mountains, in the southwestern part
of the country.
NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Vegetation
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Water Features
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Physical Landscapes
Landforms
CLIMATE
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The Crimean Mountains, pictured here, are located on the peninsula
of the same name in southern Ukraine. These flat-topped limestone
mountains run parallel to the coast and, along with the Carpathians, are
one of two mountain ranges in Ukraine.
SOIL
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