CH 21.3 questions game (KOREAS)
What is Celadon?
a modified type of Chinese pottery by changing the color and cutting designs into the pots
what is the capital of South Korea? What is the population?
Seoul, 10 million people
What does the DMZ stand for?
Demilitarized zone
What is one of the most popular traditional holidays in South Korea? What does it celebrate?
Chuseok, Koreans leave rice cakes and other foods at cemeteries to honor their ancestors.
The Koreas are divided along what line of altitude?
38th parallel
What are two major reason for North Korea’s high percentage of poverty?
The communist rulers devote many resources to the military, once the soviet union collapsed the
foreign trade declined, govt done little to being investments from other countries
What percentage of people living in South Korea live in rural areas?
20%
Who was the first dictator of North Korea in the 1940s? Who took power in 1994?
Kim Il Sung, his son Kim Jong Il
What language did Koreans originally begin using?
Chinese
What is North Korea’s official name?
The democratic people’s republic of Korea
The North Korean farming policy has failed, why?
Govt created large govt owned farms, farmers must turn their harvests to the govt, then they distribute
the crops, only a small area can be farmed and the farms are unproductive so the govt has to import
food and often denies aid from foreign countries.
Hangula writing system that uses 28 symbols
When did the Korean start and end? Who started the war?
1950-1953, North Korea attacked South Korea
What type of martial arts began in South Korea?
Tae Kwon Do
What two natural resources are plentiful in North Korea?
Coal and Iron ore
When was North Korea formed?
1948
What types of land reforms did Korea implement after the Korean war?
The policy broke up large estates into smaller family farms, gov’t supplied fertilizers to helps farmers
make the land more productive.
Who ordered scholars to create a different writing system for Korea?
King Sejong
What percentage of people in South Korea have cell phones?
80-90 %
Who conquered Korea in 1910?
Japanese
Who controls the industry in North Korea, and what are their chief products?
Government, iron and steel, chemicals, textiles, military weapons.
After WWII Korea was split into two parts. Who took control of the North? Who took control of
south?
North- Soviet Union South- U.S.
How wide is the DMZ that separates North and South Korea?
2.5 miles
How did South Korea’s economy strengthen after the war?
Gov’t set out to make it an industrial country. Borrowed money from foreign banks, to create industries
that produced textiles, iron and steel, cars, ships and electronic goods, the sold the products abroad and
were able to pay off the debts
More than 1/ 3 of South Korea’s population is under 30, what percentage of people are over 65?
9%
What are the main religions in South Korea?
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity
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CH 21.3 questions ws
What is Celadon?
what is the capital of South Korea? What is the population?
What does the DMZ stand for?
What is one of the most popular traditional holidays in South Korea? What does it celebrate?
The Koreas are divided along what line of altitude?
What are two major reason for North Korea’s high percentage of poverty?
What percentage of people living in South Korea live in rural areas?
Who was the first dictator of North Korea in the 1940s? Who took power in 1994?
What language did Koreans originally begin using?
What is North Korea’s official name?
The North Korean farming policy has failed, why?
Hangul-
When did the Korean start and end? Who started the war?
What type of martial arts began in South Korea?
What two natural resources are plentiful in North Korea?
When was North Korea formed?
What types of land reforms did Korea implement after the Korean war?
Who ordered scholars to create a different writing system for Korea?
What percentage of people in South Korea have cell phones?
Who conquered Korea in 1910?
Who controls the industry in North Korea, and what are their chief products?
After WWII Korea was split into two parts. Who took control of the North? Who took control of
south?
How wide is the DMZ that separates North and South Korea?
How did South Korea’s economy strengthen after the war?
More than 1/ 3 of South Korea’s population is under 30, what percentage of people are over 65?
What are the main religions in South Korea?