Mapping North and South Korea
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Objective
I can locate and label major geographical features of North and South Korea on a map.
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Warm-up video
Geography By Geoff · 12:38
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The Korean Peninsula is approximately 70% mountains and uplands, with the Taebaek Mountains running down the eastern coast.
- 2
Korea's western and southern coasts are ria coastlines, characterized by complex, jagged inlets and thousands of islands forming a rich marine environment.
- 3
The division of Korea at the 38th parallel in 1945 created economic imbalances, with the North having most of the industrial infrastructure and the South having most of the arable land.
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Practice
6 questions
The T'aebaek Mountains run along which coast of the Korean Peninsula?
Why are the western and southern coasts of Korea characterized as 'ria' coastlines?
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Exit ticket
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“On a blank map of North and South Korea, label the following geographical features: 1) T'aebaek Mountains, 2) Jeju Island, 3) Yellow Sea, 4) Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 5) Amnok River.”
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