Hannah Lee

Computers 8

December 2010

Table of Contents

- Location and climate of South Korea

- Korean music

- Korean foods

- Korean clothing

- Korean festivals

- Bibliography

Location and climate

of South Korea

• located in East Asia• Bound by North Korea, Yellow Sea and Sea of

Korea• mountainous• Winter is dry and cold

– Siberian air

• Summer is hot

and humid– Pacific air

Korean music

• Pansori: traditional – Lyrics tell one of five different stories

• Pungmul: drumming• Samul Nori: rhythmic patterns

- fast

• BEAST and 4minute: popular groups in Asia• Wondergirls’ song placed

in U.S Top 100

Korean foods

-Grain: important diet

-Soup: main dish• Four soup categories- maleunguk, tojangguk, gomguk, and naengguk

• Kimchi: main vegetable dish

- Contains cabbage, chili pepper, ginger

Korean clothing

• Hanbok

- fit loosely

- natural materials and dyes- characterized by vibrant colors,

simple lines

- wear at festivals

• Jeogori: short jacket

- harmoniously goes with full skirt

Korean festivals

• Chusok: most important festival

- Korean thanksgiving

- Visit relatives

- thank ancestors for providing food

• Sul-nal : Korean New Year

- Eat dduckguk for good luck

• http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/korea_s.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Korea• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-pop• http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/chusok.ht

m• Hanbok (book)