Mapping North and South Korea
11th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can locate and label major geographical features of North and South Korea on a map.
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The Korean Peninsula is approximately 70% mountains and uplands, with the Taebaek Mountains running down the eastern coast.
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Korea's western and southern coasts are ria coastlines, characterized by complex, jagged inlets and thousands of islands forming a rich marine environment.
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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.
