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North Korean leaders discourage people from ______
while South Korean families that control much of their industry have used their wealth and power to make themselves _______.
practicing religion
richer/wealthier
trade surplus
when supplies meet or exceed needs; an abundance
**Japan's successful trade policy has created one of these
Japan's imperial capital was
Kyoto
The Korean War began in
1950
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) is not accurate because _______.
it is neither a democracy nor a republic
Most of Japan's major cities are located on the island of _____
Honshu
What was fun about yesterday's date?
Star Wars day "May the 4th"
Religion brought to Korea and later carried to Japan by Chinese missionaries
Buddhism
Powerful storms that affect both Japan and the Korean Peninsula
typhoons
Second largest city in Japan
Osaka
Korea was ruled by _______ before it was ruled by Japan.
China
Ruler of North Korea until 1994.
Kim Il Sung
Japan's highest mountain range
Alps
Which classmate got a haircut this weekend?
Olivia
Knox
In the past, most people in Korea were Buddhist and
Confucianist
fee a country charges on exports and imports
tariff
Shoguns ruled Japan with the help of armies of _____________.
samurai
This country helped South Korea after WWII
United States
This country helped North Korea after WWII
Soviet Union (Russia)
Japan's highest mountain
Fuji
What special event happens this Friday?
Family picnic
The main obstacle to the reunification of Korea is the question of what?
government
food made from pickled cabbage
kimchi
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the capital city of South Korea?
Seoul
What is the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang
*about 3,000,000 people live there
Compared to California, Japan is about the same size but with _______.
4 times the population
*the average farm in the US is 175 times larger than the average farm in Japan
What are we celebrating today?
Cinco de Mayo
The United States dropped atomic bombs on what two Japanese cities?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Shintoists believe that everything in nature has a spirit, called a ____
kami
The name of Japan's elected legislature
Diet
About what percent of South Koreans are Christian?
25%
Ruler of North Korea after 1994
Kim Il Sung
Japanese is a difficult language to learn because it does not use an alphabet, but instead uses these type of characters that represent whole words.
Kanji
Which classmate has a birthday next?
Christina