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?
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Answer: A. Ukraine's land neighbours are Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova. From the list, only Hungary and Romania border Ukraine. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania do not. So only two.
Watch for: Czech Republic is close, but Slovakia lies between it and Ukraine; Belarus separates the Baltics from Ukraine.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because only Hungary and Romania share a border.
- C. Wrong because Bulgaria and the Baltic states do not touch Ukraine.
- D. Wrong because Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania do not border Ukraine.
Source to check: Any standard atlas (Oxford School Atlas, Europe political map); CIA World Factbook, Ukraine (land boundaries)
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