SOUTH KOREA

Casey Nguyen Computers, an Indroduction Period 1

CONTINENT
Asia

NEIGHBORS
China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north

GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
70% of the land comprises of mountains and uplands

CLIMATE
Long, cold, dry winters

Short, hot, humid summers

CAPITAL
Seoul
Founded in 18 BCE Considered a leading global city One of every five South Koreans live in Seoul

CELEBRATIONS
Chuseok
(Harvest Moon Festival) most important holiday 3 days Gather with family to honor deceased ancestors Give of ferings

LOTTE WORLD
Seoul, South Korea Worlds largest indoor theme park Includes an outdoor amusement park called Magic Island

EVERLAND
Yongin, South Korea Includes a zoo and water park

CHEONJIYEON FALLS
Jeju Island, South Korea Waterfall Meaning Gods pond

N SEOUL TOWER
Namsan Mountain in Seoul, South Korea Marks the highest point in South Korea View the entire city and surroundings

GOVERNMENT
Republic Power is shared between 3 branches Executive Legislative Judicial

1910
Korea was annexed by Japan

1948
Division of North and South Korea was formalized

1950
The Korean War
North Korea invaded the South China and North Korea ended the war by signing an armistice agreement

1988
The Olympic Games are held in Seoul

1991
South Korea joined the United Nations with North Korea

SOURCES
Wikipedia.org 123independenceday.com Gone2korea.com Visitkorea.or.kr State.gov Bbc.co.uk