Editing Geography of Ukraine (section)

== Relief ==
[[File:Topographic map of Ukraine.svg|thumb|Relief map of Ukraine]]
[[File:Pontic Caspian climate.png|thumb|300px|Simplified depiction of the [[biome]]s lying north of the Black Sea. The bright green belt girdling the Black Sea's southern coast, extending westwards, denotes a region of [[subtropics]].]]
Most of its territory lies within the [[Great European Plain]], while parts of western regions and southern regions lay within the [[Alpine system]]. In general Ukraine comprises two different [[biome]]s: [[Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest|mixed forest]] towards the middle of the continent, and [[steppe]] towards the Black Sea littoral. Major provinces include, [[Polesian Lowland]], [[Dnieper Lowland]], Volhynia-Podolie Plateau, Black Sea-Azov Lowland, Donets-Azov Plateau, [[Central Russian Upland]], [[Carpathians]], and [[Pannonian Basin]].

The western regions feature an alpine-like section of [[Carpathian Mountains]], the Eastern Carpathians that stretches across Poland, Ukraine and Romania. The highest peak is [[Hora Hoverla|Mount Hoverla]], which at {{convert|2061|m|sp=us}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] is the highest point in the country. Mountains are limited to the west, the southern tip of Ukraine on the [[Sea of Azov]]. The western region has the [[Carpathian Mountains]], and some eroded mountains from the [[Donets Ridge]] are in the east near the Sea of Azov.

Most of Ukraine's area is taken up by the [[steppe]]-like region just north of the [[Black Sea]]. Most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (or [[steppe]]s) and [[plateau]]s. In terms of land use, 58% of Ukraine is considered arable land; 2% is used for permanent crops, 13% for permanent pastures, 18% is forests and woodland, and 9% is other.

===Physiographic division of Ukraine===
Most of Ukraine consists of regular plains with the average height [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] being {{convert |175| m}}. It is surrounded by mountains to its west and extreme south. Wide spaces of the country's plains are located in the south-western part of the [[East European Plain]]. The plains have numerous highlands and lowlands caused by the uneven crystallized base of the [[East European craton]]. The highlands are characterized by [[Precambrian]] [[Basement (geology)|basement rocks]] from the [[Ukrainian Shield]].

Plains are considered elevations of no more than {{convert|0-600|m|ft|abbr=on}} among which there are recognized lowlands (plains) and uplands (plateaus, ridges, hill ridges).

====[[Great European Plain]] (subregion [[East European Plain]])====
* [[Volhynia-Podillia Upland]] (Volhynia-Podillia Plateau)
** [[Volhynian Upland]]
** [[Podolian Upland]]
* Small Polesia Plain
* Khotyn Upland (part of [[Moldavian Plateau]])
* [[Roztocze]]
* Sian-Dniester Lowland
* [[Eastern Carpathian Foothills]]
* [[Polesian Lowland]]
* [[Dnieper Upland]]
* [[Dnieper Lowland]]
* [[Central Russian Upland]] 
* Donets-Azov Plateau
** Donets Upland
** [[Azov Upland]]
** [[Donets Ridge]]
* Black Sea-Azov Lowland
** [[Black Sea Lowland]]
** Crimean Lowland
** Azov Lowland

====Alpine system====
* [[Transcarpathian Lowland]] (extension of [[Great Hungarian Plain]], part of Eastern [[Pannonian Basin]])
* [[Eastern Carpathians]] (part of [[Carpathian Mountains]])
** [[Outer Eastern Carpathians]] (more [[Eastern Beskids of the Outer Eastern Carpathians|Eastern Beskids]] and the [[Ukrainian Carpathians]])
** [[Inner Eastern Carpathians]] (more [[Vihorlat-Gutin Area]])
* [[Crimean Mountains]]