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By Charley Kight Take a Trip to South Korea
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By Charley Kight
Take a Trip to South Korea
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Geography
Geography 2
Geography 3
People
People 2
Religion
Economy
Government
Christianity
Buddhism
None (Religion)
Current Issues
References
Summer Climate
Autumn & Spring Climate
Winter Climate
Holidays
Holidays 2
Religion Pie Graph
Legislature Branch
Judicial Branch
Geography
• Total area- 38,023 sq. miles
• Mountainous w/ rugged E. coast
• W. + S. coast are deeply indented w/ many islands and harbors
• Land area- 37,911 sq. km.
• Capital- Seoul, population- 9,796,000
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Geography 2
• To the N. of South Korea is North Korea
• Natural Resources-
+coal
+molybdenum
+hydropower potential
+graphite
+molybdenum
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Geography 3• Two major rivers-
+Amnokkang (Yalu) River
+Tuman-gang (Tumen)
• both originate at Mr. Paektusan (2,744 meters), the highest mountain throughout Korea and Manchuria
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People 2
• Ethnic Group-
+homogeneous
+some Chinese
• Life Expectancy-
+women- age 82
+men- age 75
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People
• Population- 48,508,972 people
• Click HERE for South Korea’s National Anthem Lyrics
• Languages- Korean
+English- widely taught in schools
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Religion
• Christianity- 26%
• Buddhism- 23%
• None- 49%
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Christianity 26% (Religion)
• Protestantism- 8.6 million members
• Catholicism- 5.1 million members
• Christians frequently worship at group services
• Korea has the most Christian missionaries
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Buddhism 23% (Religion)
• occupies most of the Korean peninsula• 3 Kingdoms- +Goguryeo in the north +Baekje in the southwest +Silla in the southeast • Before Buddhism was introduced
Shamanism was Korea’s main religion
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None 49% (Religion)
• Just a little less than half of S. Korea’s population has no religion
• 49% of South Korea has no religion
• More people in South Korea have no religion compared to Christianity and Buddhism
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Economy
South Korea makes most of it’s money from:
• Electronics
• Telecomm
• Chemicals
• Shipbuilding
• Auto Production
• Steel
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Government
• Type-
+republic
• Head of Gov.-
+Prime Min. designate Chung Un Chan
• 2 Branches-
+judicial +legislature
• President- Lee Myung-Bak
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Legislature Branch
• consists of the National Assembly of South Korea
• 299 members are elected from single-member constituencies
• 56 members are elected through proportional representation
• Members serve for 4 years
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Judicial Branch
• All courts are under the jurisdiction of the national judiciary; independent local courts are not permitted
• All judicial training is provided through the Judicial Research and Training Institute and is limited to those who have allready passed the National Judicial Examination
• The judicial branch is headed by the Constitutional Court
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Current Issues
• Currently, neither America or South Korea have had a good economy
• On April 2, 2010, President Obama and S. Korea’s President Lee Myung-Bak had a meeting in order to help each other create a better economy for their countries
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Summer Climate
• Strong monsoon called Jangma carries:
+strong winds
+lots of rain
• June-July- monsoons bring hot weather
and rain
• August-September- 31-38°C (90°-100°F) Back
Autumn and Spring Climate
• Most season to visit South Korea
• Temperatures- 44 F-80 F
• Spring- flowers start blooming in March and April
• Autumn- short (Nov.-Oct.)
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Winter Climate
• Temperatures plummet below freezing
• Normally 20 F-0 F
• Lasts 4 months in central and southern regions
• When temperatures not severe, barley & rice may be grown
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Holidays
Date Name
Jan. 1 New Years Day
Feb. 14-16 Korean New Year
May 1 Labour DayMarch 1st Movement
May 5 Children’s Day
May 21 Buddha’s Birthday
June 6 Memorial Day
August 15 Liberation Day
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Holidays 2
September 22-24 Harvest Festival
October 3 National Foundation Day
December 25 Christmas Day
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References
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
• http://www.iexplore.com/world_travel/South+Korea/Climate
• http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/south_korea/default.asp
• http://user.chollian.net/~jis0523/korea-climate.htm• http://seoul.usembassy.gov/rok_040209.html
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