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South
Korea has about the same number
of people as England, but it is
about half the size. |
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compared to many places. In fact,
South Korea is one of the world's
most densely
populated countries. What's
more, nearly three-quarters of
the country is covered in mountains.
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 Look
at this photo of Seoul, South Korea's
capital city and home to a quarter of
its people. You can see the mountains
in the background. How have they used
the flatter land so more people can
live here? |
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People
have different lifestyles in South
Korea, depending on the shape
of the land. See if you can work
out some of these differences
by dragging the sentences into
the right boxes. |
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climate is different from the
UK too. Although South Korea has
four seasons like the UK, temperatures
and rainfall through the year
are not the same. |
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Have
a look at the table that shows
the rainfall and temperature in
Seoul, South Korea and London,
UK. Afterwards,
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download some questions to see
if you can compare the two climates. |
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Seoul,
South Korea |
London,
UK |
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Month
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Average
Temperature (°C) |
Average
Rainfall (mms) |
Average
Temperature (°C) |
Average
Rainfall (mms) |
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January
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-4
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21
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6
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61
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February
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-1
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28
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5
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36
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March
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4
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49
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8
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50
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April
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11
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105
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10
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42
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May
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17
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88
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13
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45
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June
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21
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151
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16
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46
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July
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24
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384
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19
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46
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August
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25
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263
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44
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September
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20
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160
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16
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43
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October
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14
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49
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13
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73
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November
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7
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43
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9
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45
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December
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24
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 South
Koreans have found ways to cope with
their extremely cold winters. Traditional
Korean homes have a clever heating system
under the floor called "ondol".
Heat from a kitchen fire flows through
tunnels to keep the rooms above warm
and toasty. In the picture, you can
see somebody enjoying his hobby on a
frozen lake during the winter. What
is he doing? |
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