South Korea

Question 1

GNP per capita

Answer 1

1963 $100

2003 $10 000

Question 2

Life expectancy

Answer 2

54 to 76

Question 3

Infant mortality

Answer 3

8% to 0.8%

Question 4

11th

Answer 4

Largest economy in 2003

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

49m dense

More than doubled since 1950

Question 6

What happened in 1945

Answer 6

Split into north and south

Question 7

1910

Answer 7

Japanese colony exploited resources

Question 8

1950

Answer 8

Korean War
Communist in soviet
Capitalist in US zone

Question 9

Resources

Answer 9

Not rich in minerals

Small amounts of coal, iron and copper- no gas

Question 10

Where did they receive economic aid from?

Answer 10

USA

Question 11

Cheap labour

Answer 11

1/10 of Japan wage in 1963

Well educated work forces

Question 12

Why strong gov?

Answer 12

Prevented trade unions from striking

Question 13

Economic crisis

Answer 13

1997

Question 14

Manufacturing industry

Answer 14

Labour intensive consumer goods
Textiles clothing footwear
1970s capital intensive
1980s high technology

Question 15

Textiles

Answer 15

3rd largest exporter
14% exports 16% work force
Increasing competition from lower wage countries - protectionism

Question 16

Steel

Answer 16

P’ohang 1973
250 000 people
45m tonnes by 2003 - 14m exported

Question 17

Ship building

Answer 17

1970s - move away from low wage industries
1982- 2nd in world
20% in 1990

Question 18

Motor vehicles

Answer 18

5th largest producer
Hyundai - cheap but reliable
Increasingly complex and expensive
Factories in 11 countries - growth of TNC

Question 19

Electronics

Answer 19

1960s vacuum tube radios from imported components
Priority industry
Encourage FDI
2006-$15b

Question 20

Trade

Answer 20

$195b in 2003
Fluctuated
Exports to China increased X20
90% manufactured
Surplus since 1998
Japan's and USA

Question 21

Democracy

Answer 21

Until 1987- governed by military regimes used brutality
1979- Chun Doo Huan seized power first peaceful transition
Hah Too Woo - democratic reforms

Question 22

Changing society

Answer 22

Life expectancy 70.8
Availability of healthcare
Gov spending increased by 6%
82%pop in urban areas