Slideshow on the Koreas and "Tigers of Asia" for World Regional Geography – Mark M. Miller, Dept. of Geography & Geology, The University of Southern Mississippi

1. Retrieved February 24, 2010
The Koreas &
the “Four Tigers of Asia”
© Mark M. Miller
World Regional Geography
Dept. of Geography & Geology
The University of Southern Mississippi

2. 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

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ttravel.com/category/
South Korea. Capital city of Seoul

5. South Korea

6. South Korea

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South Korea

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North Korea

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North Korea
South Korea

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North Korea

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19. Retrieved February 24, 2010
The “Four Tigers of Asia"
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Singapore:
“entrepot”
South
Korea

20. Retrieved February 24, 2010
The next “tigers”?
Vietnam
Philippines:
lingua franca
Tagalog
Indonesia: Spread across more
than 17,000 islands, the fourth
most populous country in the
world.