Facts & Figures
Way of Life
Economy
People
Vocabulary
100
Covering 46, 540 sq. mi, this country is slightly smaller than Mississippi, and 20% larger than its neighbor on the peninsula.
What is North Korea?
100
The communist government of North Korea discourages it.
What is religion?
100
Of the 2 countries, which has the most mineral resources and potential for hydropower?
What is North Korea?
100
What is the official language of both countries?
What is Korean?
100
Violent storms that occassionally strike the region.
What are typhoons?
200
Koreans consume this food more than any other.
What is rice?
200
Farmers depend on the rain that they bring in June, July, and August.
What are monsoons?
200
Government-owned farms where North Korean families grow crops.
What is a collective?
200
A large number of people in rural North Korea still dress in the style of this former Chinese dictator.
Who is Mao?
200
Current dictator of North Korea?
Who is Kim Jong Un?
300
The number of political parties that exist in North Korea.
What is one?
300
Rural, urban, suburban? It's where most people live in both countries?
What are urban areas?
300
Who determines what will be produced, how and for whom in North Korea?
What is the government?
300
Most South Koreans practice this philosophy of moral character and responsibility.
What is Confucianism?
300
South Korea is a presidential democracy. What term is used to label a country where citizens vote for their representatives and government leader?
What is a republic?
400
This country's population of nearly 49 million makes it double that of its neighbor on the peninsula.
What is South Korea?
400
Over _____% of the people who live in North Korea and South Korea are literate.
What is 90%?
400
A strong, robust market economy has led to South Korea's nickname. Hint: an Asian "big cat"
What is an Asian Tiger?
400
More people live in this South Korean city than any other?
What is Seoul?
400
The Korean Peninsula is divided along what line of latitude?
What is the 38th Parallel or 38 N?
500
About 1 in 10 belong to the KWP. For what does KWP stand?
What is the Korean Workers' Party?
500
Farm acreage is limited because this physical feature covers much of the land.
What are mountains or hills?
500
This country's major exports include clothing, fish, and electronic devices.
What is South Korea?
500
What mandatory obligation do men fulfill in both North and South Korea?
What is military service?
500
Kimchi is a popular dish that is a pickled mixture of onions, turnips, and this main ingredient?
What is cabbage?
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