Ukraine is torn over turning east or west
Dec. 16, 2013
Q: Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets after Ukraine's government decided not to sign a far-reaching partnership deal with the European Union (EU). Where is the Ukraine?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The government backed away from the deal with the 28-nation European bloc to the west under strong economic pressure from Ukraine's eastern neighbor and former ruler . . .
A. Hungary
B. Poland
C. Romania
D. Russia
Q: Most of the protesters demanding stronger ties with the EU are from western Ukraine and the area of nation's capital . . .
A. Bratislava
B. Minsk
C. Kiev
D. Bratislava
Q: About a quarter of Ukraine's population speak Russian and most of them oppose closer links to the EU in favor of ties to Russia. Russian-speakers are concentrated in the industrial eastern Ukraine and the Crimea region, which lies on what large body of water south of Ukraine?
A. Aral Sea
B. Black Sea
C. Caspian Sea
D. Dead Sea
Q: The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 contaminated a large area of the Ukraine and its northwestern neighbor . . .
A. Belarus
B. Hungary
C. Moldova
D. Romania
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