Cultural Geo of North and South Geo Flashcards
Like Japan, Korea is ethnically…
homogeneous
What is the population in North Korea vs South Korea
NK: 28 million and DEcreasing
SK: 28 million and increasing
Which people settled in the Korean Peninsula in 1200 BC?
Chinese people
Give a brief history of the people who invaded
Mongolians- Chinese- Europeans- Japanese until 1945 when they lost WWII
When was Korea split into two?
Post WWII (1945); Korea was split into two after the Korean War (1950-1953)
What kind of countries were divided?
A US- backed South Korea (democratic) and a Communist North Korea
Why did North Korea invade South Korea?
They wanted to unite Korea; they were encouraged by US
Who is the leader of North Korea?
Kim Jong-Un
Both North Korea and South Korea experienced… due to distinctively differen
cultural divergence
