Thompson 6th Period Geo

South Korea Demographic Data Birth Rate - 8.2 Death rate - 6.8 Infant Mortality Rate - 3 Life expectancy - 82.6 Literacy Rate - 98% GDP per Capita - $39,500 South Korea Quality of Life South Korea has a high quality of life because the birth rate, death rate, and infant mortality rate is low. Korea, South life expectancy, literacy rate, and GDP per Capita is higher than the world average. Because of Korea's low birth rate, death rate, and infant mortality rate, it shows they have access to healthcare, and their high life expectancy, literacy rate, GDP per Capita implies they provide education and employment. Koreans' having access to work, education, healthcare, technology, resources, etc. gives them a high quality of life compared to others. Citations "The World Factbook:Korea, South." Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 24 Nov. 2020, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html    

  South Korea Way of Life Because of South Korea economic and political ties with Western Nations they began to fall under the influence of western culture. Many Koreans who live in the rural area live in single-houses that are made of bricks or concrete blocks with roofs of cement tiles/slates. South Koreans clothing are like any European, American, Asian developed countries but "hanbok" which is traditional clothing worn on special occasion consists of long, full skirt, tight-fitting jacket on women and loose-fitting trousers,shirts, and jackets for men. Rice is a stable for many Korean dishes and is often served with a popular dish called kimchi that's made of highly spiced mixture of pickled radish and cabbage. Tea is also a traditional beverage and a popular adult drink is soju, makgeolli(rice wine), and western wine. Baseball, boxing, golf, soccer, table tennis,volleyball, wrestling, and martial arts are some sports Koreans interest in. South Kor...

  Government Background South Korea is a republic. People elect the national government leaders. South Korean president(s) are elected for a single five-year term. The president who is the head of state and the country's most powerful official appoints a prime minister, serves as the president's chief executive. The National Assembly (South Korea legislature) has 300 members who are elected to four-year terms by voters 19 years and older. South Korea has nine provinces which are divided into two kinds of government, cities, and countries. With time South Korea politics has changed and reorganized. Bareun Party, the Democratic Party of Korea, the Justice Party, the United Future Party, and the Peoples Party are all the parties there. The Government Response to Covid-19 South Korean government has responded well to the virus. To prevent the virus from spreading furthermore Korea has had to test widespread, the ¨contacts of infected people were aggressively traced¨, and people we...

  Economic Background    Before the Korean War in 1950-1953 South Korean economy heavily depended on agriculture but after the war industrial production like manufacturing grew rapidly. Communication, government, trade, and transportation became important making South Korea one of the largest economies. About 2/3 of south Korea's employments comes from service industries and industrial activities count for about 1/4 of south Korea employment. Most of the South Korean industry is privately owned. Coronavirus Impact on Economy  When it comes to covid-19 and how it affected South Korea there is little to no information. Compared to other countries South Korea handled the virus quite well. The residents who live there have the app installed into their phone so the government knows if their quarantining right, if they fail to do so they are given a fine which is quite a lot. Relating to the economy pretty sure some people's jobs were put on hold or slowed down. "Choi...

Religious Background         In South Korea, you can freely practice any religion. However, traditionally many Koreans follow Confucianism, a moral philosophy. Some practices that South Koreans follow that deals with Confucianism is families honor their ancestors in special traditional ceremonies. 57%  of South Koreans are not religiously active, 20% are are protestants, 16% are Buddhist, and 8% are Roman catholic. Covid-19 Outbreak                     Coronavirus took a toll on people who practice Confucianism and Buddhism, praying at the temple was most likely restricted to limit the spread of the virus. With the first case reported in late January 2020, it wasn't a big shock. Dealing with MERS in 2015 (Middle East respiratory syndrome), Korea was well prepared with the new virus that arrived. They started testing and tracking cases. Korean residents began to wear masks and social distance which dramatical...

   "The World Fact book: South Korea."  Central Intelligence Agency ,   Central Intelligence Agency, 20 Oct. 2020,      https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html