South Korea in Our World

South Korea in Our World book cover — Countries in our WORLD SOUTH KOREA in our world Jim Pipe

South Korea in Our World — page 1 — Introducing South Korea South Korea is a small country in northeast Asia best known for its economic success It has transformed itself into a wealthy and developed country in less than 50 years Most Koreans live in large cities packed with giant factories and towering office and apartment blocks yet South Korea is also famous for its natural beauty One Peninsula Two Countries South Korea covers the southern end of the Korean Peninsula which juts into the sea northwest of Japan To the east is the Sea of Japan and to the west is the Yellow Sea To the north lies North Korea a separate country People in both nations share the same language and culture but North Korea is a communist country while South Korea is a democracy An old proverb describes Korea as a shrimp between whales because it is surrounded by much larger neighbors China Russia and Japan NORTH KOREA DMZ demilitarized zone DMZ demilitarized zone M T A O U E B A N T E K A I N S Mount Sorek Mount Sorek Incheon Seoul Seoul H a n R i v Yellow Sea KeyKey Capital city Capital city Other cities Other cities Mountain Mountain e r SOUTH KOREA Sea of Japan Mount Jirisan Mount Jirisan Ulsan NN Pusan K o r e a S tr a it WW EE SS 00 00 milesmiles 5050 kilometers kilometers 5050 Hallasan Hallasan Jeju Island JAPAN 쒀 South Korea only has a land border with North Korea Its nearest neighbor to the south is Japan which lies across the Korea Strait 4

South Korea in Our World

South Korea in Our World

Describes the geography, landscape, economy, government, and culture of South Korea today.

About This Book

By: Jim Pipe

Illustrated by:

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

7.5+AR

30Pages

AsiaSubject

1100LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

80DRA

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