GHY101 Unit 3e Koreas and "Tigers of Asia"

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The Koreas & the “Four Tigers of Asia”

© Mark M. MillerWorld Regional Geography

Dept. of Geography & GeologyThe University of Southern Mississippi

North Korea: authoritarian communist, nuclear weapons, “trigger-happy,” very isolated

South Korea: close ally with US; transition from developing to developed world – probably next country after Japan to make the leap; built on strong education system; many major companies – e.g., Kia, Hyundai

Seoul, capital of South Korea

GoBudgetTravel. Retrieved October 4, 2011: http://gobudgettravel.com/category/work-abroad

South Korea. Capital city of Seoul

South Korea

South Korea

Asian Offbeat. Retrieved October 4, 2011: http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?Display=1804

South Korea

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pyongyang/

North Korea

Chive. Daily Afternoon Randomness. September 30, 2014.

The Tizona Group. Retrieved February 24, 2010: http://tizona.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/n-korea-raps-un-human-rights-report/

North Korea

South Korea

Ramstad, Evan. Gulags, Nukes and a Water Slide: Citizen Spies Lift North Korea's Veil. Wall Street Journal. May 22, 2009: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124295017403345489.html

Ramstad, Evan. Gulags, Nukes and a Water Slide: Citizen Spies Lift North Korea's Veil. Wall Street Journal. May 22, 2009: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124295017403345489.html

Ramstad, Evan. Gulags, Nukes and a Water Slide: Citizen Spies Lift North Korea's Veil. Wall Street Journal. May 22, 2009: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124295017403345489.html

http://freekorea.us/2007/04/29/the-north-korean-air-force-by-google-earth/

American Heritage

North Korea

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The “Four Tigers of Asia"Taiwan

Hong Kong

Singapore: “entrepot”

South Korea

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The next “tigers”?

Vietnam Philippines:

lingua franca Tagalog

Indonesia: Spread across more than 17,000 islands, the fourth most populous country in the world.