Location
South Korea is a peninsula on the north eastern coast of China and west of Japan. The Korean Peninsula is surrounded by three different seas, The Yellow Sea, South Sea and the Sea of Japan.
Political Map
Stolen From http://www.scc.losrios.edu/x36841.xml
Size
South Korea covers an area of 38,502 sq mi (100,210 sq km), which is 1.01% the size of the contiguous United States and 37% the size of Colorado.
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| South Korea comparison to US. Roughly the same size comparison as to citizens. Photo stolen from http://education.randmcnally.com/classroom/action/viewLargerMapImage.do?mapFileName=South_Korea_US_Size.png&imageTitle=South%20Korea%20Size%20Comparison%20to%20United%20States&skillLevel=Adv&oid=1073906422 |
Terrain
South Korea has two major rivers, the Han River and the Nakdong River. The Han River has many tributaries that feed it and it reaches the Yellow Sea after flowing through the center of Seoul. The Nakdong River begins in the Taebaek Mountains on the eastern coast and flows south past Busan and into the Sea of Japan. Most of South Korea is mountainous while only 30% is low land suitable for farming.
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| Map stolen from: http://www.vidiani.com/?p=4316 |
I was shocked to read that South Korea I so small in comparison to the united states, especially with such a high population density and so much manufacturing taking place. I thought your posts were very descriptive and interesting; well done.
ReplyDeleteI too like the way you showed South Korera in comparison to the U.S. puts things in perspective. Very nice site. I love the background.
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