By: Aaron Wood, Jack Tillinghast, Robbie Jacobson, and Joe Marinacci

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 Pyongyang is the capital city  Pyongyang is also the largest city in North Korea  Located in the central part of North Korea  About 3,255,388 people lived there in 2008  The city is 1,233 square miles  Elevation average 89 feet above sea level

 During the winter it is normally cold and dry  Usually hot and humid in the summer  The Asian monsoon season dominates the summer time weather  Average low temperature: 13˚F  Average high temperature: 84˚F

 Thousands of Korean “volunteers” served in the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA)  Japan ruled Korea  The Allies unilaterally decided to divide Korea  As a token of gratitude, between 50,000 to 70,000 Korean veterans that served in the PLA were sent back to their home land  The total citizens killed and wounded in the Korean War was 2.5 million

 Area: total 120,540 sq mi land 120,410 sq mi water 130 sq mi  Terrain: mostly hills and mountains seperated by deep narrow valleys. The costal plains are wide in the west and is discontinuous in the east.  Natural Recourses: coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnetite, iron, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, and hydropower

 Area: Total- 98,480 sq km Land- 98,190 sq km Water- 290 sq km  Terrain: Mostly hills and mountains: wide coastal plains in the west and south  Natural resources: coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential

King Gojong returns to the palace after 1 year of refuge at the Russian legation The Hague Secret Emissary Affair Gojong was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Sunjong. Ito Hirobumi (the first Resident-General) is assassinated by Korean independence leader An Jung-geun 1910 The Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 started the annexation of the Korean Empire by Japan

1919 Spurred by the sudden and mysterious death of Gojong. Declaration of Korean Independence. Nation-wide peaceful demonstrations are crushed by Japanese military and police forces after two months. Governor-General Hasegawa resigns. The establishment of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai 1920 Battle of Cheongsanri, Korean independence Army victory Manse Independence MovementManse

1932 Korean independence activist Lee Bong Chang fails in his attempt to assassinate Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo. Korean independence activist Yun Bong Gil bombs Japanese Military gathering in Shanghai 1938 Beginning of the Soshi-kamei policy 1945 The Empire of Japan surrenders to the Allies. According to the terms of Potsdam Declaration, Korea becomes independent

 Military products: machine buildings, electric, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals.  Import: oil 11,500 lbs a day  Export: minerals  Food: rice, corn, potatoes, soy beans, pulses, cattle, pigs, pork, eggs, and sushi  Sports: basketball, baseball, bad mitten, bike riding, golf, and ping-pong  Religion: Korean folk bail, high, and water ways

 Ms. Golas  Mrs. Cole  Korea Maps  Geography of Pyongyang  Geography and map of North Korea 