Korean Leaders
First leader of North Korea who started the "Juche" belief system
The tectonic belt around the Pacific Plate known for extreme volcanism
What is the Ring of Fire?
What is a tsunami?
The first novel ever written (during the Heian Period)
What is The Tale of Genji?
Host city of the 1988 Summer Olympics
What is Seoul?
This monarch of Korea was assassinated by Japanese forces
Who was Queen Min?
What is Mt. Fuji?
The more specific, technical term for hurricanes and typhoons
What is tropical cyclone?
Exploration team from the US that opened Edo Period Japan from its seclusion/isolationism
What is the Perry Expedition?
The current leader of North Korea
Who is Kim Jong Un?
The first president of the First Republic in South Korea
Who is Syngman Rhee?
The line of latitude separating North and South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel?
Large segments (66ft+) of ice that float in cold seas
What are ice floes?
Who is Emperor Kinmei?
Name of the historical period when the Korean peninsula was split into Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla
What is the Three Kingdoms Period?
The creator of the hangul script still used in the Koreas today
Who is King Sejong the Great?
The tallest point in South Korea
What is Mt. Halla?
A grouping or chain of islands, like Japan
What is an archipelago?
The family of Japanese aristocrats whose women were mothers to many Japanese emperors
What is the Fujiwara Clan?
South Korea was one of these rapidly growing and industrialized economies between 1950-1990
What is an Asian Tiger?
This person was the leader of North Korea during the 1994-1998 famine
Who was Kim Jong-Il?
The tallest point on the entire Korean Peninsula
What is Mt. Paektu?
Japanese term for natural hot springs
What are onsen?
The event that returned direct rule of Japan to the Imperial family and moved Japan toward westernization
What is the Meiji Restoration?
This is was the smallest of the Three Kingdoms and the first to unify the entire Korean Peninsula under one leader
What is Silla?