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... Ukraine has... very favourable conditions for... development of... agricultural production:... fertile soils,... temperately warm climate,... well' developed industry processing... agricultural raw materials.

All... principle areas of plant cultivation arc:... grain and industrial crops,... meadow culture,... fruit and vegetable raising. Almost half... cropping area is occupied by... cereals such as... winter wheat,... maize and... legumes,... oats, -.. barley.... principal grain crop,... winter wheat, is sown mainly in...Steppe and Forest-Steppe zones.... Maize is grown mostly in... Transcarpathia and Steppe zones.... Buckwheat,...millet,...rice play... important role.

Among... industrial crops such as... sugar,... beet,... sunflower,... flax... leading position is occupied by... sugar beet.

Ukraine is very rich in …. mineral resources. It contains iron and manganese, ores-natural gas, ….salt, … sulphur, … graphite, … limestone. Ukraine also has deposits of …. oil,... bauxite, … ilmenitc, as well as… black coal. Mineral resources can be classified into 3 main groups: fuels, metals and nonmetals.

... flora and fauna of Ukraine are extremely rich. Typical representatives of …. Ukrainian fauna are …hare, … fox, … squirrel, … bear, … wolf, … goat. Among … trees growing in … Ukrainian territory are … birch, … pine, oak, fir-tree.

Ukraine can be divided into 3 economic areas: Southwestern, Donets-Dnieper and Southern. … Southwestern Economic Area has … favourable position with … supplies of …metal and …fuel for its machine-building plants and … shipping of …products to …consumers. …test instruments, … machine-tools and … electrical-engineering equipment are produced by … engineering industry of …this area.

… Donets-Dnieper Economic Area has … rich mineral deposits. It has major industrial base with … bias towards heavy industry. … large industrial output is yielded by … mining, … ferrous …. metallurgy, …. chemical and …. machine-building industries. …. Donets Basin contains a cluster of plants producing zinc, mercury, fertilizers, plastics, soda, acids and dyes.

… proximity of the Southern Economic Area to … sea is reflected in its industry, with shipbuilding its key sector. …Local factories produce machinery for … power industry, tractors and harvester. …Fishing and canning industries in … sea-side cities are developing. … food industry is allied with … cultivation of …grapes, fruit and vegetables. … area, especially … Crimea, is … holiday playground.

9. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reason. The following phrases may be helpful:

1. Ukraine is a rich farming industrial and mining region in south-eastern Europe.

2. The Ukrainian language is the official language in Ukraine.

3 It borders on Belarus and Russia in the North and in the East.

4. Ukraine's geographical position is unfavourable for the development of its resources.

5. The climate of Ukraine is not determined by its geographical location.

6. In general the country's climate is subtropical, being only continental on the southern coast of the Crimea.

7. Ukraine is very rich in sea products.

8. According to the Ukrainian constitution, access to free education is granted to some citizens.

9. Nowadays Ukraine is a monarchy.

10. The flora and fauna of Ukraine are extremely rich.

11. In Ukraine there is a wide network of institutions of culture only.

12. The economic system in the country can characterized as a market one.

13. Popular traditional dishes include varenyky and borscht.

14. Test instruments, machine-tools and electrical-engineering equipment are produced in Ukraine.

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