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By: Keegan Brewer. How is their geography, climate, and natural resources connected to their daily life and jobs?. Ukraine has a strategic position in East Central Europe The northern part of the Carpathian Mountains reach into Ukraine in the western part of the country
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How is their geography, climate, and natural resources connected to their daily life and jobs? • Ukraine has a strategic position in East Central Europe • The northern part of the Carpathian Mountains reach into Ukraine in the western part of the country • The highest peak is Hoverla, which is 2061 m or 6762 ft. tall • 49°00′N 32°00′E • The total geographic area of Ukraine is 603,550 square kilometers (233,030 sq. mi) • Ukraine has a temperate continental climate with cool winters and relatively hot summers • Iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, and arable land
What does the economic data reveal about their quality of life? • Gdp growth rate= 5.2% • Gdp per capita=7,300 dollars • Unemployment rate=7.9% • Poverty rate=7.9 • Budget surplus or deficit= -3.9 • Inflation rate= 2% • Import and export partners- China Canada and Mexico
What do we need to know about these people to understand what makes there culture unique? • You will find that some Ukraine customs are compatible with your own • Unlike people of most western countries Ukrainians tend to express their emotions freely • People in the streets don't typically smile too much • Ukrainian is the only official language in Ukraine • The majority of the population in Ukraine is bilingual • Both Russian and Ukrainian languages are equally popular in Ukraine • Traditional Ukrainian cuisine is rich with natural ingredients
How has this event affected the United States? • The alleged assassin, Adam Osmayev, will appear before a court in Odessa, Ukraine, charged with planning to detonate a home-made bomb next to the president of Russia's motorcade as he drove through Moscow. • This would have hurt the United Nations and the United States is in the United Nations.