1. Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:History and Culture Section 3:The Region Today CHAPTER 28 Japan and the Koreas

2. SECTION 1 Natural Environments Question: What are the major landforms of Japan and the Koreas?

3. SECTION 1 Natural Environments four major islands mountains, coastal plains volcanoes peninsula hills and low mountains coastal plain Yalu and Tumen Rivers many small islands forests, mountains JapanKoreas

4. SECTION 2 History and Culture Question: What cultures influenced Japan and the Koreas during their early history?

5. SECTION 2 History and Culture Japan Early Influences on Japan and Korea the Ainu invaders from Asia China and Korea Portuguese traders Spanish and Dutch merchants The Koreas northern and central Asians China

6. SECTION 3 The Region Today Question: What are the differences between life in North Korea and in South Korea?

7. SECTION 3 The Region Today North Korea isolated, communist dictatorship large military command economy citizens’ lives tightly controlled outside the capital, most North Koreans living in poverty South Korea democratically elected government many rights and freedoms enjoyed by citizens rapid economic growth large urban middle class export economy

8. 1. What are Japan’s four main islands? Which is the largest and most populated? 2. Why might you find so many different species of birds in Japan and the Koreas? 3. During what period did Japan control the Korea Peninsula? 4. How are the Japanese and Korean written languages different? 5. What is agriculture like in North Korea? 1. What are Japan’s four main islands? Which is the largest and most populated? 2. Why might you find so many different species of birds in Japan and the Koreas? 3. During what period did Japan control the Korea Peninsula? 4. How are the Japanese and Korean written languages different? 5. What is agriculture like in North Korea? CHAPTER 28 Chapter Wrap-Up