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Geography of Korea: Landscape, Demographics, and Cultural Insights

Explore the diverse geography of Korea, highlighting its volcanic and mountainous terrain in the North and the flood plains of the South. Key geographical features include the Amnok/Yalu River and Tumen River, which demarcate borders with China and Russia, and the surrounding seas. Examine the demographic nuances with a combined population of 73 million, where North Korea has 23 million and South Korea boasts 50 million. Discover traditional dress, instruments, and the influence of ethnic diversity, including over a million foreigners living in South Korea.

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Geography of Korea: Landscape, Demographics, and Cultural Insights

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  1. Agenda • Geography Notes • Review Test Scores and do revisions • Discuss Fieldtrip possible date; May 12th

  2. Geography of Korea

  3. Geography of Korea • North - Volcanic and Mountainous • South - Mountainous with flood plains • Peninsula –positives and negatives of both continental and island regions • Northwest – Amnok/Yalu River separates Korea from China • Northeast - Tumen River separates Korea from China and Russia • West - Yellow Sea • South - East China Sea • East - East Sea (Sea of Japan)

  4. Baekdu-san or Paekdu-san • White-headed Mountain • Korean ancestral origins – founding god came from this lake • one of the three “spirited” mountains contained in the foundation of Korea • Tengun – Heaven Lake • 9000 Feet • Frequent border disputes with China

  5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/North_Korea_location_map.svghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/North_Korea_location_map.svg

  6. Tengun – Heaven Lake

  7. Demographics • combined population: 73 million • (North Korea: 23 million, South Korea: 50 million) • homogeneous ethnic group • foreigners living in South Korea: over 1 million • minority population of ethnic Chinese; 440,000 live in South Korea • ethnic Chinese and Japanese are also found in North Korea

  8. Traditional Dress and Instruments

  9. Geography of Korea • Visual Slides • Identify the following places on your blank map: • Tumen River • Yalu River • Baekdusan • North Korea • South Korea • DMZ • 38th Parallel • Pyongyang • Seoul • Pusan • East Sea • East China Sea • Russia • China • Japan

  10. N.K.

  11. S.K.

  12. NOT FO YOU!

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