By: Rochel M.

Rodriguez
Alyssa Mari M.
Dao
Ann Camille L.
Ramilo

THE TWO
KOREAS:
North
Korea &
South

NORTH KOREA
Origin of the
Name
o
Democratic People's Republic
of Korea
o The name Korea is derived
from the Kingdom of
Goguryeo, also spelled as
Kory

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o
Ge y
ph

o Located in east Asia

on the northern half
of the Korean
Peninsula.
o Shares a border with
three countries;
China, Russia and

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o
North
Korea
mostly
h
p
a
r
g
o
consists of hills and
e
G
y
mountains
separated by deep,
narrow valleys. The
coastal plains are
wide in the west

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NORTH KOREA
o The Kaema
Mount
Highlands
in
the
ains &
northeast
have
an
Valley
average
elevation
of
s
3,300 feet (1,000
metres) above sea
level and form the

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NORTH KOREA
o Mount Paektu
Mount
(9,022
feet
[2,750
ains &
metres]),
the
Valley
highest mountain in
s
North Korea and on
the peninsula, it is
an extinct volcano

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NORTH KOREA
o The Nangnim
Mount
Mountains
run
from
ains &
north
to
south
Valley
through the middle
s
of the country,
forming a divide
between the

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NORTH KOREA
o The Hamgyng
Mount
Mountains,
ains &
extending
from
the
Valley
Nangnim
Mountains
s
to the northeast,
form a steep slope
between the Kaema

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NORTH KOREA
o The Taebaek
Mount
Mountains extend
ains &
from southeastern
Valley
North Korea into
s
South Korea along the
eastern coast; one
peak, Mount Kmgang
(5,374 feet [1,638

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o The longest river of
North Korea is the
Yalu, in Korean called
the Amnok.
o The Tumen (Tuman)
River also begins at
Mount Paektu but
runs northeastward

Drain
age &
Soils

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o More than threefifths of the soils
are locally derived
from the
weathering of
granitic rocks or
various kinds of

Drain
age &
Soils

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NORTH KOREA
o The soils are
generally
brownish,
abundant in sandy
materials, and low

Drain
age &
Soils

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NORTH KOREA
o Although most of
the soils are
infertile and lack
organic content,
the valleys and
coastal plains have

Drain
age &
Soils

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Climat
e

o Cool continental climate.

The winter season, from
December to March, is
long and cold; mean
temperatures in January.
The summer, from June
to September, is warm.

NORTH KOREA
o Vegetation on the
highlands
o Coniferous trees such as
the Siberian fir, spruce,
pine, and Korean pine
o Temperate mixed forests
on lowlands

Plan
ts &
Ani
mals

Coniferous Trees
Siberian
fir

Spruc

Korean

NORTH KOREA
o some of the hills that
are covered with
small pine groves
mixed with oaks,
lindens, maples, and

Plan
ts &
Ani
mals

NORTH KOREA
o Carp and eels
Plan
o Deer, mountain
ts
&
antelope, goats,
Ani
tigers, and leopards
o Wild pigeons, herons, mals
cranes

Car
p
Migrato
ry
waterfo
wl

Mountain
Antelope

Eel

Wild

Crane

Herons

NORTH KOREA
Official name

Form of government
Head of state and government
Capital
Official language
Official religion
Monetary unit
Population

Chosn Minjujui Inmin Konghwaguk

(Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea)
unitary single-party republic with one
legislative house (Supreme Peoples
Assembly [687])
Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-Eun
Pyngyang
Korean
None
(North Korean) won (W)
(2014 est.) 24,852,000
Expand

NORTH KOREA
o Thecabinetis the
administrative andexecutive
body.
o The North Korean government
consists of three branches:
administrative, legislative, and

NORTH KOREA
o Buddhism and
Confucianism and to
a lesser extent
Korean shamanism
and syncretic
Chondogyo.
o There is also a

NORTH KOREA
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M
Y

o is a centrally planned
system, the role of
market allocation
schemes is limited.
o North Korea had a
similar GDP per capita

Tourist
Spots in
North

Kumsusan Memorial
Palace, Pyongyang

Kim Il-sung Square,

Pyongyang

North Korea Peace

Museum, Panmunjeom

Tomb of King
Tongmyong,
Pyongyang

Arch of Triumph,
Pyongyang

Changbai Mountains,
North Korea- China
border

Juche Tower,
Pyongyang

Paektu Mountain,
Changbai Range

USS Pueblo,
Pyongyang

SOUTH KOREA
Origin of
the
Name of Korea
o Republic
o The People's Nation of
Great Han
and commonly referred to

SOUTH KOREA

a
r
g
o
Ge y
ph

o South Korea is located in

East Asia, on the
southern half of the
Korean Peninsula jutting
out from the far east of
the Asian land mass. The
only country with a land
border to South Korea is
North Korea,

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a
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g
o
Ge y
ph

o South Korea is mostly

surrounded by water
o To the west is the
Yellow Sea, to the
south is the East China
Sea, and to the east is
Ulleung-do and Dok-do

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o South Korea
a
r
g
consists
in
large
o
Ge y
part
of
Precambrian
h
p
rocks such as
granite and gneiss.
o Largely
mountainous, with

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SOUTH KOREA
o The Taebaek
Mount
Mountains
run
in
ains &
roughly
a
northValley
south
direction
s
along the eastern
coastline and
northward into

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SOUTH KOREA
o
The
most
Mount
important of these
ains &
are the Sobaek
Valley
s
Mountains, which
undulate in a long
S-shape across

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SOUTH KOREA
o
The
highest
peak
Mount
in South Korea,
ains &
the extinct
Valley
s
volcano Mount
Halla on Cheju
Island, is 6,398

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o
Two
volcanic
Mount
islandsCheju
ains &
(Jeju), and Ullng,
Valley
s
and a small-scale
lava plateau in
Kangwn

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o Three principal rivers,
the Han, Km, and
Naktong
o The Naktong River,
South Koreas longest
river

Drain
age &
Soils

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o Sandy and browncolored soils
o Podzolic soils (ashgray forest soils)

Drain
age &
Soils

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Clim
ate

o Summer-winter
temperature extremes of a
continental climate while
also establishing the
northeast Asian monsoons
o South Koreas climate is
characterized by a cold,
relatively dry winter and a

SOUTH KOREA
Official name
Form of government
Head of state and government
Capital
Official language
Official religion
Monetary unit

Taehan Minguk, or Daehanminguk

(Republic of Korea)
unitary multiparty republic with one
legislative house (National Assembly
[300])
President: Park Geun-Hye, assisted by
Prime Minister: Hwang Kyo-Ahn
Seoul
Korean
None
(South Korean) won (W)

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o Government of South
Korea (officially the
Government of the
Republic of Korea) is
divided into three main
executive, judicial and
legislative branches

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o Almost half (46.5%) of
South Koreans have
no religion; 22.8%
Buddhist, 18.3% as
Protestant and 10.9%
as Roman Catholic,
totaling a 29.2%

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o South Korea has a

market economy that
ranks 13th in the world
by nominal GDP and
13th by purchasing
power parity

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o It is a developed
country, with a
developed market
and a high-income

Tourist
Spots in
South

Gyeongbokgung
Palace

Korean Folk
Village

Gyeongju
Bulguksa Temple

Demilitarized
Zone DMZ

Haeinsa Temple

Jejudo

Seoraksan
National Park

Namdaemun
Market

Busan Haeundae
Beach

Yongpyong Ski Resort

Culture &
Tradition In
Korea

Traditional
DANCE
:
Jinju
Arts
geommu

Tradition
PAINTING : Korean Horse Back
al
Arts
Archery in 5th-century

Traditional
Artsand White
CRAFTS : Blue
Porcelain Peach-Shaped
Water Dropper from the
Joseon Dynasty 18th
century

Traditional
Artsdrawer with
CRAFTS :Lacquer
mother-of-pearl inlay, at the
National Museum of Korea in
Seoul

Traditional
Arts
CERAMICS :
Korean pottery and
porcelain and Celadon

Traditional
MUSIC
:
Arts
Pungmul

Lifestyle

HOMES : Korean
architecture (Hanok)

Lifestyle

Traditional farmer's house; Folk

Village, Seoul

Lifestyle

Traditional farmer's house; Folk

Village, Seoul

Lifestyle

GARDEN :
Hyangwonjeong

Lifestyle

CLOTHING :
Hanbok

Lifestyle

Cuisine :
Bibimbap

The Two
Koreas:
Communism
and
Capitalism

CAPITALISM
o Economic and political
system
o Controlled by private owners
for profit, rather than by the
state

Capitalism In South Korea

Two factors:
the legacy of Japanese colonialism
and,
the land reform at the end of the
1940s and the beginning of the
1950s.

COMMUNISM
o Political theory derived by Karl
Marx
o Property is publicly owned and
each person works is paid
according to their abilities and
needs

Communism In North Korea

o emerged as a political movement
in the early 20th century
o continues to be a
juchesocialiststate under the rule
of theWorkers Party of Korea

Thank
You!
GODBLE