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INFORMATION PAGE
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The two mountainous areas in Ukraine are the Carpathians and the Crimean Mountains, but they are not high. The main rivers are the Dnieper, the Dniester, the Bug, the Donets and others.
The climate is mild and soft in the west and in the centre, warm and dry in the east and hot in the south. The flora of Ukraine is rich in a great variety of plants, which number up to 16,000. The animal life is also unusual and specific.
The population of Ukraine is 47 million inhabitants. Many nationalities inhabit our country: Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Poles,
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Belarusians, Moldovians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Czechs, Greeks, etc.
2. Complete the sentences.
1. Ukraine covers an area of...
2. Its territory stretches for...
3. Our country borders on ...
4. Ukraine is washed by ...
5. The two mountainous areas are .
6. The main rivers are ...
7. The climate is ...
8. The flora of Ukraine is ...
9. The fauna (animal life) is ...
10. The population of Ukraine is ...
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3. Role-play the situation in pairs. You are in one of British schools. The British teacher of Geography wants his/her pupils to know more about Ukraine. Answer his/her questions.
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1. Where is Ukraine situated?
2. What can you say about its geographical position?
3. Which countries does it border on?
4. What seas is Ukraine washed by?
5. What part of Ukraine is occupied by the mountains?
6. Is Ukraine visited by tourists?
7. What are the tops of high mountains usually covered with?
8. What nationalities is your country inhabited with?
9. Which sea is the southern part of Ukraine washed by?
10. What languages are spoken in Ukraine?
4. a) Use the information from the fact file below to complete the text.
1. The official name of Great Britain is ...
2. It is (розташована)... to the northwest of Europe.
3. It is washed by ...
4. Its (площа) is ...
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