2. South Korea Education [Math] Technology [I.T., robots, cars, transportation] Art [Houses, buildings, designs] Beauty [Cities people visit] Food [Unusual yet traditional] Sports [Figure skating, archery] Entertainment [T.V. shows and series]
3. Education in South Korea Students in South Korea are very high-educated in all subjects, but they usually focus on math. Many students go to foreign countries to receive more education. Students usually learn various languages such as English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish. Almost all of the students in South Korea attend to after-school programs to get better or best grades in the school they attend to. Many after-school programs last late as 12:00 A.M.
4. School Third most educated country in the world (math) Unlike how schools in the U.S. have two years of junior high and four years of high school, South Korea has three years of junior high and three years for high school. The school days in South Korea is unusually long, beginning at 8:00A.M. finishing at 4:30P.M.
5. Technology South Korea was the first country in the world to have high-speed internet access from every elementary, junior, and high school. South Korea is the most wired country on the planet. Some South Koreans can get up to 20 megabits of data per second. The internet service will get faster in South Korea,. South Korea promised to connect every home in the country to the Internet one gigabit per second. That is two hundred times as fast as the average household setup in the United States.
6. Electronic Devices from South Korea Galaxy Tab – Samsung Lollipop – LG Samsung Devices LG Devices
7. National Museum of South Korea Traditional Houses 63 building Art as in houses and buildings
9. Cities people might visit: Seoul Most populated city in South Korea 10 million people Advanced in technology Many foreign people visit to see its beauty
10. Cities people might visit: Pusan Largest port city in South Korea Fifth largest port in the world Largest department store in the world
12. Famous food in South Korea Kim-Bap (Roll) Rib Korean pancake Chicken Soup
13. Sports – Figure Skating Yuna Kim Famous figure skater Winter Olympics gold medalist
14. Sports - Archery After chosen to be a sport for the Olympics South Koreans have won every single gold medals.
15. Entertainment – T.V. Shows Infinite Challenge Star King (Similar to America’s Got Talent) One Night Two Days Secret Garden Winter Sonata Ninja Assassin
16. Entertainment - Animations Creator of Family Guy is South Korean Creator of the Simpsons is South Korean Creator of King of the Hill is South Korean
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