世界各国文化历史介绍-KS2 All about South Korea PowerPoint

LocationSouthKoreaisacountryinAsia.Itisfoundatthesouthernendof

theKoreanpeninsula.ItslandborderwithNorthKorea

isademilitarisedzonethatis2.5mileswide.TheKoreanpeninsulaissurroundedbytheYellowSea,theEastChinaSeaandtheEastSea.EastSeaPopulationSouthKoreahasapopulationofaround50millionpeople.Thecapitalcity,Seoul,isdenselypopulated–over10millionpeoplelivethere!Photocourtesyofaljuarez(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence–attributionSeoulPhotocourtesyofhangidanandMaladGoye(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence–attributionSeoulisamixofverymodernarchitecture,historicpalacesandBuddhisttemples.Seoulis9hoursaheadofUKtime(GMT+9).LandscapesPhotocourtesyofgolbenge(골뱅이)anddconvertini(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence–attributionAwayfromthecities,muchofSouthKoreaiscoveredwithforest.Therearealsoareasofmountainsinlandandmanycoastalmarshareasnearertothesea.WildlifePhotocourtesyofandCharlesMillerandKOREA.NET-Off(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence–attributionManywildanimalsfoundinSouthKorea,suchastheamarleopardandthered-crownedcrane,arelistedasendangeredastheirhabitatsarebeingdestroyedtomakespaceforbuilding.ThedemilitarisedzonethatformstheborderbetweenNorthKoreaandSouthKoreaisahavenforwildlifeandhometoatleast2900plantspecies,70typesofmammalsand320kindsofbirds.Itismadeupofmanydifferenthabitats,includingmountains,prairies,swamps,lakesandtidalmarshes.ClimateSouthKoreahasfourdistinctseasons,liketheUK.WintersarelongerandcolderthantheUK.Summersareshort,hotandhumid.Inlatesummer,typhoonscanpassoverSouthKorea,bringingtorrentialrainandcausingdevastatingfloodsandlandslides.SouthKoreaUKAverageTemperature(February)-2˚C4˚CAveragePrecipitation(February)30mm30mmAverageTemperature(August)25˚C16˚CAveragePrecipitation(August)300mm55mmManufacturingSouthKoreaisknownaroundtheworldforitsmanufacturingindustry.WhichofthesethingsaremadeinSouthKorea?

?SouthKoreanslovetechnology-someschoolsevenhaverobotteachers!Childrenuseacomputerscreenshowingthefaceofateacher,whocouldbeteachingfrom

anothercountry!MusicSouthKoreanmusic(K-Pop)ispopulararoundtheworld.GangnamStylebyPSYwasthemostviewedvideoonlinein2012!CelebrationsTheLunarNewYear(usuallyinFebruary)isaveryimportantcelebration.Aspartofthecelebration,childrenbowdowntotheirparents.Inreturn,theyreceiveagiftofmoney.Otherimportantcelebrationsare:Buddha’sbirthdayIndependenceDayChildren'sDayChuseok(afestivalrememberingafamily’sancestors)HangeulDay(afestivalcelebratingtheinventionoftheKoreanwritingsystem)HobbiesandPastimesThesehobbiesareallpopularinSouthKorea:TaekwandoComputergamingFootballBaseballKiteflyingCuisineKoreanpeoplelovesweetpotatoes–theyeattheminlotsofdifferentways.Theyevenenjoythemonpizza!MostKoreanfoodisriceornoodleswithlotsofsmallsidedishesoffish,meatorvegetables.Thesesidedishesarecalledbanchan.Kimchii