Slightly smaller than the state of texas, ukraine is known as the

The breadbasket of the Soviet Union.

Explanation:

During the Soviet Union, Ukraine called the breadbasket of Europe because of high exporting of grains, outside its country. Rich in dark soil and the vast fields of wheat earn Ukraine its nickname. Ukraine produced 25% of its production during the Soviet Union. Today Ukraine export grain, vegetables, milk and meat.

true. earthquakes are felt whenever there is a slip around a fault in the rocks below the earth. this reorientation of faults create sesmic waves and is known as earthquake, the severity of which is measured in richter scale. these are more prominent in hilly regions as the rocks usually form faults to balance the pressures on it.