Geography of Korea:

First you should print off a map of the world to show where Korea is situated. You can find an outline map of the world HERE! You can use the atlas in your classroom or library to show you where Korea is located. Put this map in your personal journal.

Next you should print off the outline map of Korea. You can find the outline map of Korea HERE! This map should also be included in your journal. You will then need to identify the following information on your map(s):

• South Korea;
• North Korea;
• the capital cities of North Korea and South Korea;
• the name of the line that separates South Korea and North Korea; and
• the design of South and North Korea's flag.

You could also look in your atlas for information on the population of North Korea and South Korea and flag designs. You can find this geographical information at this on-line link to a map of North and South Korea.

Information may be found at:

http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/korea/glance.html
This site gives the location of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (communist), commonly called North Korea and it also gives the location of the Republic of Korea (capitalist), commonly called South Korea. This site also provides information about area, population, government, economy and climate.

Korean Math Questions:

Question 1:
Rice is a staple food for over half the people of the world. To many Asian people such as Koreans, a meal isn't a meal if it doesn't include rice. A person in Asia on average eats 180kg of rice per year and a person in North America eats on average 5kg of rice. If rice is purchased in 10 kg bags, how many bags of rice would each person eat? (Include your answer in your scrapbook!)

Question 2:
Using your atlas and a map of the world, determine the distance, in kilometres from your home town to Seoul.

Weather in Korea:

Describe Korea's climate and compare it to that of your province or territory. You can do this by checking the Canadian Weather Network each day for the temperature in your home town and the temperature in Seoul, South Korea. Chart these temperatures on a graph for the duration of the week and include the graph in your personal journal. At the end of the week compare the differences. What are the differences in climate if any?

To get your local weather go to this site, then click on your province or territory and then click on your city or the city nearest to you:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com

For weather in Seoul, South Korea, go to this site,
http://www.theweathernetwork.com and click on "International Cities" located in the left column. Then find "Seoul" and click on it. The weather for Seoul will then appear.