1. KOREA

2. I. GEOGRAPHY – peninsula (land surrounded by __________) on 3 sides. - 2 countries ___________ and ______________ A. Korea has served as a cultural bridge between _______ and _________ A. Korea has served as a cultural bridge between _______ and _________ B. Landforms B. Landforms 1. Mountains (___% of the peninsula) *_______ has more Mts (______ population) *_______ has more Mts (______ population) 2. Plains (major farming areas)

3. Pyongyang – capital of North Korea

4. Seoul – capital of South Korea

5. 3. Coastline (fishing – people make a living) * ___% of the land in south is suited to farming (only ___% in the north)

6. C. ______________ ___________ - people that share a common ethnic and cultural background EARLY KOREAN HISTORY (Korea was united) EARLY KOREAN HISTORY (Korea was united) A. Traditions – ideas and customs came from ___________ (from refugees, Buddhist missionaries) B. Korea had many _____________ but remained united till 1945 C. Invaders were the -__________, __________, and ________________

8. III. Korean War A. After WWII, & sent troops to accept the Japanese surrender 1. Soviet troops were _____ of the 38 th parallel. 2. America troops in the *PART OF THE _________ ________*

9. 3. By 1948 Korea split into a. Democratic People ’ s Republic of Korea ( Korea) - communist b. Republic of Korea ( Korea) – noncommunist Korean War Korean War

13. B. War * seesawed back & forth 1. 1950- N. Korea invaded the South (which retreated) a. U.S. & allies (United Nations voted to sent troops) b. ___ ___ commander of UN) (mostly American) b. ___ ___ (commander of UN) (mostly American)

14. 2. UN forces counter attack - landing at and into N. K. a. Troops crossed the Yalu River to help the north. the north. b. MacArthur dismissed by Truman - because he wanted to total war.

16. 3. War ended in a * 1953, signed, a. Korea divided at parallel DMZ (demilitarized zone) b. Million people died c. tensions still high today. Compare North and South Korea Today Compare North and South Korea Today

17. IV. South Korea (good army and good economy) A. Government - rule -____________ __________1 st President (harsh control)

18. B. Economy growth (a lot of aid from the ___) 1. one of the____ 1. one of the____ __________ Tigers (Taiwan, _______ __________, Singapore) -rapidly industrialized 2. free market economy (export)– ties to the outside world outside world

20. V. North Korea (Closed society with few links to outside world) A. Government- communist dictatorship Totalitarian state (propaganda) 1. (1948-1994) leader 1. ____ (1948-1994) leader 2. _____ _______ __(1994-) son Kim Il Sung

21. B. Economy is self–sufficient

22. NORTH NORTH SOUTH SOUTH Geography -more mountains -more mountains - less people - less people - less farming (short growing season) Politics - Communist - Communist - Totalitarian State - Totalitarian StateEconomy - GNP low -closed society - Command system - Closed to outside world - low exports & imports (little trading) Geography - less mountains - more people - more people - More farming, 60% usable land, long growing season Politics -Non Communist (more freedom) -Democratic -DemocraticEconomy - GNP high - Open society -Capitalist (free market) -one of 4 Asian Tigers - a lot of foreign trade