 Population- 6,193,932
 Toponymy- The country was named after the Spanish word for
"The Savior", in honor of Jesus Christ.
 The country has an area of 21,041 square kilometers. El Salvador
has good relations with Taiwan, Cuba, Mexico, and the United
States. San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador and its name
means “Holy Savior.” It is the country’s capital because It is the
country's most populated municipality as well as its most
important political, cultural, educational and financial center.
 Other major cities are Santa Ana and San Miguel.
 The official language of El Salvador is the Spanish language.
 The most important agricultural products in El Salvador are
coffee, cotton, corn (maize), and sugarcane.
 El Salvador's economy has traditionally been agricultural.
 GNP (Gross National Product) in 2005: 16.83 billion dollars
 GNP per capita in 2005 :2445 dollars
 The phenomenon of violence in El Salvador is a serious one.
Sufficient efforts to understand or deal with this phenomenon in
this small country have not been made. Today, El Salvador
experiences some of the highest murder rates in the Latin
America. It’s also considered an epicenter of the gang crisis, along
with Guatemala and Honduras.
 Population: 49,779,000
 Toponomy- The name of the country used to be 'Koryo'. Arabics
pronounced 'Koryo' as 'Korea' - not exactly 'Korea' but similar.
Ever since then, foreigners began to call the name 'Korea'
although now its name is actually 'Han-gook' in Korean.
 South Korea's land mass is approximately 100,032 square
kilometers. Has relationships with Japan, China, Mongolia and the
United States. Seoul means "Capital City" and is officially
the Seoul Special City. It is the capital and
largest metropolis of South Korea. It has a population of 10
million.
 Other major cities are Pusan and Taegu.
 South Korea’s official language is Korean.
 Agriculture products in South Korea include rice, root crops,
barley, vegetables, fruit cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs, and fish.
 South Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world
by nominal GDP and is a high-income developed country, with
a developed market.
 GNP (Gross National Product) in 2005: 777.24 billion dollars
 GNP per capita in 2005: 10975 dollars
 There are a number of environmental issues in South Korea.
These include pollution, land use, and habitat preservation. Other
issues include water pollution from sewer discharge and industrial
effluents, acid rain, drift net fishing, and wasteful packaging of
consumer goods. Over the centuries, Korea's inhabitants have cut
down most of the ancient Korean forests, with the exception of a
few remote, mountainous areas. The disappearance of the forests
has been a major cause of soil erosion and flooding.
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Mar. 13, 2013. (used for government, agriculture, language and
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El Salvador questions:
1.
In this picture, which two countries surround El Salvador?
A. Mexico and San Salvador
B. Honduras and Guatemala
C. Guatemala and Mexico
D. Honduras and Ecuador
E. China and Japan
2.
From this graph you can tell that…
A. San Fernardo is the least populated area
B. San Francisco has no population at all
C. Acajutla is the most populated area
D. San Salvador is the most populated area
E. The population throughout the area is completely even
3. All of the following facts about El Salvador are true EXCEPT…
A. It is the largest country in Central America
B. Its name means “Savior”
C. Its economy is agricultural
D. The capital is San Salvador
E. One of the country’s that border El Salvador is Honduras
4. El Salvador has a population of…
A. About 5 million
B. Exactly 5 million
C. A little under a million
D. Over 1 billion
E. About 6 million
5. What is the capital of El Salvador?
A. Honduras
B. Seoul
C. San Salvador
D. Ecuador
E. Mexico
South Korea questions:
1.
The three seas that border South Korea are
A. Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and Sea of Japan
B. Norwegian Sea, Yellow Sea, and African Sea
C. Black Sea, Yellow Sea, and Purple Sea
D. East China Sea, North China Sea, and South China Sea
E. Sea of Japan, East China Sea, and Black Sea
2.
You can tell from this map that the area that gets the least amount of
rain is…
A. Han River Basin
B. Gum River Basin
C. Youngsan River Basin
D. Nakdong River Basin
E. Sumjin River Basin
3. South Korea has relationships with all of the following except…
A. Japan
B. China
C. Mongolia
D. United States
E. Peru
4. South Korea’s population is…
A. Almost 50 million
B. Almost 5 million
C. Less than 1 million
D. Over 5 billion
E. Less than 100
5. What was South Korea’s original name?
A. Japan
B. China
C. North Korea
D. Koryo
E. Korea