1. Chapter 7 Section 4

2.  The largest Eastern European Country (excluding Russia)  Kiev- Capital

3.  Carpathian Mountains- Southwest border  Steppe- Gently rolling, partly wooded plain

4.  Dnieper (NEE-puhr) River  Crimean Peninsula juts into the Black Sea  Cold winters and warm summers

5.  Rich, dark soil  Sugar beets, potatoes, and grains  Raise cattle and sheep

6.  Why is Ukraine known as the “breadbasket of Europe”?

7.  Slavic  Eastern Orthodox  48 million people  Speak Ukrainian

8.  Slavic  9.9 million people  Minsk- Largest city and Capital

9.  4.3 million people  Home of Russians, Ukrainians, and Turks  Civil War