Consider the following countries : 1. Bulgaria 2. Czech Republic 3. Hungary 4. Latvia 5. Lithuania 6. Romania How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
AOnly two
BOnly three
COnly four
DOnly five
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Only two
Answer: A. Only TWO of the six countries share a land border with Ukraine (Hungary and Romania).
Ukraine borders 7 countries in total: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova.
Of the six listed:
(1) Bulgaria: NO LAND BORDER with Ukraine. Bulgaria is south of Romania.
(2) Czech Republic: NO LAND BORDER with Ukraine. Czech Republic is west of Slovakia.
(3) HUNGARY: YES, shares a land border with Ukraine in the Carpathian region.
(4) Latvia: NO LAND BORDER with Ukraine. Latvia is in the Baltic, separated by Belarus and Russia.
(5) Lithuania: NO LAND BORDER with Ukraine. Lithuania is in the Baltic, separated by Belarus.
(6) ROMANIA: YES, shares a land border with Ukraine in the south.
So 2 (Hungary and Romania) of the 6 listed countries.
Source: World political map / NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography.
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