Afghanistan and south korea

South Korea

• capital is Seoul
• between 30 and 60 degree latitude line
• population of 50 million
• president: Park Geun-hye
• small peninsula between China and Japan

Afghanistan

• capital is Kabul
• along the 35 degree latitude line
• population is 30 million
• president: Hamid Karzai
• landlocked b/w Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, & Chin

south korea migration

• transformed from struggling to prosperous in last four decades
• very open to migration 
• lots of people migrated away due to job oppurtunities
• migrants headed to places like China, Japan, & Russia
• migrants went to US after 1965 after they opened up migration

AFghanistan migration

• experienced the largest refugee crisis 
• refugee movement cause: wars
• highly skilled move to western countries
• Afghan Diaspora spread out in waves

South korean language

• Korean spoken by more than 78 million people
• one of the oldest languages in the world
• alphabet created by King Sejong
• distinct relative of the Ural-Atlantic family
• language impacted by dynasty overtakes

AFghan language

• uses two languages: Pashto and Dari
• both written in Arabic alphabet & Indo-European
• Dari is the Afghan dialect of Pakistan & language of higher edu.
• Pashto is language of Pashto tribe
• Pashto is broken into Western and Easter Pashto

South korea religion

• main religions are Buddhism and Christianity
• these religions were influenced by legacies of Korean Confucianism
• 45% of population still classified as irreligious
• diversity of religions cause complexity

AFghanistan religion

• main religion is Islam 
• fastest-growing Muslim population in the world
• religious leaders rarely get involved in politics
• Islam has dominated since the 9th century

South korean national conflict

• Korean split occurred on 1945
• reason for split: divided on the 38th parallel
• America now controls South Korea

afghanistan national conflict

• 7th biggest landlocked country
• overthrown by the Taliban
• overthrow= new government
• new government= Islamic Republic

south korean economy

• est. of Seoul (capital) declared on August 15, 1948
• amount of farm population has gone down a fraction from the 1950's
• very big on industry
• leading industry in liquid crystal displays & plasma display panels
• produces more than 3 million cars each year

afghanistan economy

• ranked 5th least developed country in the world
• death rates low, life expectancy is 60 years old
• low poverty rates restrain them from being more developed
• main source of their income is through agriculture
• main crops: corn, rice, barley, wheat, veggies, fruits, & nuts

south korea urbanization

• Seoul is major metropolis 
• capital also has major western businesses in downtown
• Seoul is more of a multi-nuclei city due to close industrial structure
• South Korean overall urbanization rate= .71%

afghanistan urbanization

• one of the least urbanized countries in Asia
• overall urbanization rate= 4.4%
• cause of urbanization is also because of wars and hunger

South Korea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUroMxOLs30
Afghanistan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Bkg8zgoYQ