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Geography• Peninsula on the eastern side of Asia• North-eastern hemisphere • 38,691 sq. miles• 70% mountains and hills• Borders the Yellow Sea and the Sea of

Japan• Hot and wet in summercold and dry in winter. Seasonal winds calledmonsoons affect weather throughout the year. The east coast is less cold in winter

Language Speaking Korean

Many people that speak Korean Alphabet is Hangul

Like Chinese characters

http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-korea/native-lingo

South Korean History

Developed in 2333 B.C. Divided into 3 “kingdoms” Was under rule of China and Japan 1392 Choson Dynasty (Yi Dynasty) Rulers: Rhee, Park, and Choi (Chun) Korean War from 1950-1953 North and South Korea

Population In the year 1960 South Korea had a

population of 25.07 million peopleThe population increased in 2010 to

49.4150 % of the population are women and

50% of menAbout 70% are from the age of 15-64About 18% are from the age of 0-14 and

10% are 65 and up

Religion Freedom of religion

25% Buddhists, 20% Protestants, 10% Roman Catholics

most South Koreans participate in at least some Confucian practices philosophy based on the ideas of the

Chinese philosopher Confucius Many people consider Confucianism a

religion

Education Schooling as a child Collage Uniforms High school, Non-

interactive class Specialty schools- Vocation schools- Education expected to

be taken seriously- Subjects like ours, BUT

they all learn English

RecreationSome of their hobbies are . . .

Reading Computer games Drawing Playing instruments Watching TV and movies Sports Riding bikes Learning new languages

Recreation South Korean kids play sports like . . .

Touch and tag rugby Korean Wrestling Soccer Football Baseball Running

Food• Mainly rice diet• Kimchi ( Spiced and pickled cabbages)• Dumplings (Filled pasta)• Miyeok guk (Seaweed soup)

What is South Korea? http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

places/find/south-korea/

Sights in South Korea http://

www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-korea/sightseeing

A Day in South Korea http://

www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-korea/day-in-life

General Information http://

www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/south-korea