THE LAND OF SOUTH KOREA🇰🇷

HISTORY

• South Korea is sixty nine years old as an independent country.
• There were several wars in Korea.
• The Korean War has altered the country.
• The Korean War lasted for three years.
• North Korea and South Korea have been fighting ever since.

LANGUAGE

• Korean is spoken.
• There is only one official language.
• South Korea and North Korea both share the same language.
• Korean is the easiest Asian language to learn.
• Korean is not related to any other language, except Japanese.

DAILY LIFE

• People eat lots of food including kimchi, rice, seafood, meat, and vegetables.
• People wear western-style clothing, hanboks, dresses, trousers, and more.
• People's homes are high-rise apartment buildings or houses.
• Parents expect children to go to school and get a good education.
• Children don't have much time to help around the house or free time.

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• Children have to take care of their parents when they get older.
• Children have to show respect to their family.
• Some common jobs include technology, car making, and economics.
• Korean kids go to school Monday through Friday.
• Kids learn math, science, Korean, and English at a young age.

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• Elementary school is from 8:20 a.m. through 2 or 3 p.m.
• Kids have lots of homework in all grades.
• After school, most kids go to a hokwon, study school until 10 or 11 p.m.
• Many kids go to summer school with private tutors.
• Students must bow to their teachers.

RELIGION

• The main religion in South Korea is Christianity.
• Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God.
• They also believe that Jesus died to redeem the sins of all people.
• Christians believe that God created the world and everything in it.
• In the early 1800s, Catholics were killed, but now the country accepts them.

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• South Koreans are free to practice any religion.

SOCIAL GROUPS

• Koreans group themselves with Confucianism, Christianity, and Buddhism.
• People's hobbies include soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, and more.
• In their spare time, they do hiking, card games, listen to music, and more.

ECONOMY

• South Korea's currency is won (KRW).
• South Korea makes its money by its industry and exports.
• Major imports include crude petroleum, petroleum gas, and coal briquettes.
• Major exports include fish, vegetables, rice, cars, and electronics.

GOVERNMENT

• South Korea's government is democratic.
• South Korea's government is made up of nine provinces.
• South Korea is run by a president.
• The president serves for five years and has the most power.
• The president appoints a prime minister to assist him.

ART

• Types of art in South Korea include poetry, music, plays, and dance.
• Poetry was originally performed through singing and it is still popular.
• Folk music and dance are performed with masks, drums, and puppets.
• Calligraphy is an important type of art.
• Calligraphy has influenced traditional painting.

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• Every brush stroke represents an object in nature.
• South Korea is well known for its Korean soap operas.
• They are dramatic and also called dramas.

MAP OF SOUTH KOREA

• One major physical feature of South Korea is the Sobaek Mts.
• Another major physical feature of South Korea is the Aebae Mts.
• North Korea borders South Korea.
• Bordering bodies of water include The Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea.
• The Pacific Ocean borders South Korea.

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