Today

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Todays Schedule 05/02/13

• 1. CNN Student News
• 28.3 Vocab Check
• 2. 28.3 PPT Japan and Koreas Today
• HW
• 29.1 Vocab
• Study for Chapter 28 Quiz
• BRING TEXTBOOK TOMORROW!!

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Japan - Government

• Parliamentary democracy with a constitutional
  monarchy
• Prime Minister Shinzo
• Emperor Akihito

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Japan - Agriculture

• 11 of Japan is arable and yet 70 of Japans
  food source comes from Japanese farmers
• Highly developed terrace farming
• Government subsidies to protect farmers from
  outside competition

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Japan - Industry

• Began rapid industrialization in the 1950s
• Due in large part to a strong work ethic
• Long work days and weeks
• Companies often provide lifetime employment to
  encourage loyalty

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Japan International Economy

• Japan is an export country
• Imports raw materials and exports manufactured
  goods
• Has a trade surplus
• Facing increasing competition from China and
  South Korea
• May require Japan to open itself up to more
  foreign competition

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Japan Urban Geography

• Tokyo is the largest urban agglomeration in the
  world
• Extremely high real estate
• 1,271 per sq. ft

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Japan - Lifestyles

• Small families
• Small living spaces
• Low birthrate and high life expectancy
• Evolving role for women
• Becoming more influential

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North Korea - Government

• Communist dictatorship under Kim Jong-un
• Large military
• Command economy
• Dominant government
• Dictates travel in and out of the country
• Much poverty
• Inefficient farming practices
• Loss of financial aid from Soviet Union

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South Korea - Government

• Democratically elected

PM Chung
Pres. Park
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South Korea - Economy

• Growing
• Asian Tiger
• Used financial aid from US after Korean War to
  rebuild country
• Economy is dominated by large family owned
  businesses
• Recent government reforms have begun to open the
  country up to foreign competition and investment

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South Korea - Urbanization

• Seoul is the capital and largest city

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Reunification of Korea

• Although talks among leaders are improving there
  are many concerns
• Damage to South Korea to reunite with poor North
  Korea
• Possible use of nuclear weapons by North Korea