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=South Korea=

Population
Lowest totalfertility rate at 1.2 % Life expectancy at birth y ears: males 79, women 85 Population ages 15-24: CBR - Mid- 2017 8 per thousand CDR - mid-2017 6 per thousand NIR - 20 IMR - 2.7 % TFR - 1.2 % lowest of all
 * mid-2017- 51.4 million
 * Mid - 2050 - 49. 2 million
 * Mid-2017 - 6.5 million
 * Mid-2050 - 4.5 million

GNI PPP/capita - 35,790 South korea is in stage 4 and will be come stage 5

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/south-korea-population/

South Korea's population density is more than 10 times the global average. Due to rapid migration as a result of the quick economic expansion from the 1970s, South Korea is now Asia's fifth largest economy and is one of the top 15 economic leaders in the worlds. The population was shaped by international migration; after world War II, of 4,000,000 people in all. This trend of immigration dissolved over the next 40 years. Today it’s the most homogeneous society in the world with 99% of residents being of Korean ethnicity. This means that Japan is second with 98.5% of residents being Japanese ethnicity.





Thougthful question: How would you describe the dependency ratio of the people of South Korea ages 15 and under and 65 and up between 2017 and 2050?

=**South Korean Folk Culture**=

The folk sport of South Korea is called Jokgu. In the game you use a leather ball that is almost like a soccer ball mixed with a volleyball and you must hit it over the net back to the opponents. You are only allowed three touches just like volleyball except you're not using your hands, you're using your feet and your head. This sport can be played on in many different terrains such as grass, inside the gym, and even on concrete. This is Korean folk culture sport came along from a past time that the Korean soldiers used to play. In Korea they refer to this as football.

http://www.recallgames.com/games/96

Thought provoking question: Have you ever played a variation of this food culture sport in the western civilization or have you seen this in any other country? (Think about volleyball soccer in middle school!)



=**South Korean Language**=

Summary of language
https://www.dramafever.com/news/the-different-dialects-of-the-korean-language/

Standard Korean is the official language of North and South Korea

There are 9 provinces in South Korea: North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang, North Jeolla, South Jeolla, and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. All Koreans speak the Korean language, which is often classified as one of the Altaic languages, has affinities to Japanese, and contains many Chinese loanwords. The Korean script, known in South Korea as Hangul (Han’gŭl) and in North Korea as Chosŏn muntcha, is composed of phonetic symbols for the 10 vowels and 14 consonants. Korean often is written as a combination of Chinese ideograms and Hangul in South Korea, although the trend is toward using less Chinese. A large number of English words and phrases are used as a result of the American presence in the country since 1950. Like the word ice cream. People from Korea tend to speak differently, depending on where they live and how old they are.There are six major dialects: 
 * 1) Seoul & Gyeonggi dialect
 * 2) Ganngwon dialect
 * 3) Chungcheon dialect
 * 4) Gyeongsang dialect
 * 5) Jeolla dialect
 * 6) Jeju dialect

**Issues and Videos**
https://www.90daykorean.com/satoori/

The reason satoori (dialects) developed is because Korea is a mountainous country. Before transportation methods developed, it made it challenging to get from region to region.Korean spelling is complicated. Words are usually written morpho phonemically rather than phonemically, so that a given element is seen in a constant form, even though its pronunciation may vary when it is joined with other elements.

Issues are presented within the second video down below

https://youtu.be/gRWY9XifeoY watch for 3 mins

 listen to first 2:30 seconds

**Thought provoking question:**
Do people in your wiki country or your home country discriminate you because of your dialect? Why or why not do you think? (For example, would you look at someone with disgust or think of them as being uneducated because they have a southern or western accent in America?

https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-05-19/korean-today-virtually-two-languages-and-thats-problem-north-korean-defectors

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/science/04language.html?ref=nicholaswade

http://www.sorosoro.org/en/2011/05/may-4-2011-the-new-york-times-announces-new-findings-claiming-that-the-japanese-language-originated-in-korea/

https://www.ethnologue.com/profile/KR

=South Korean Religion=

>> The majority of Christians in South Korea belong to Protestant denominations, including mainline churches such as Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches as well as various Pentecostal churches. Since the 1980s, however, South koreans protestant denomination only holds 1-in-5 of the christians of south koreans. Catholics have grown as a share of the population, from 5% in 1985 to 11% as of 2005, according to the South Korean census. The growth in the catholic population has occurred across all age groups, among men and women and across all education levels. >> The current president is atheist >> Shamanism is the mixture of all of the faiths (mythical beings and other teachings) No religious affiliation makes up about 49% of the population (atheist and animist)
 * What religions are prevalent? **
 * Christianity (29%)
 * Buddhism (23%)
 * Confucianism and Daoism


 * What is the history of religion in your country? **
 * Cristianity was introduced in the eighteenth century, and is very prevalent today as being the 2nd most practiced religion.
 * In 1900, only 1% of the country’s population was Christian, but largely through the efforts of missionaries and churches, Christianity has grown rapidly in South Korea over the past century. In 2010, roughly three-in-ten South Koreans were Christian, including members of the world’s largest Pentecostal church, Yoido Full gospel Church, in Seoul.
 * Shamanism represents Korea's first religion, the religion of Dangun he mythical founder of Korea in 2333 B.C.E.. Legendary Gija stablished Gija Joseon in 1222 B.C.E., following in the Shamanistic tradition of Dangun. Shamanism continued as sole religion of Korea until the advent of Buddhism and Confucianism into Korea just prior to the Common Era.
 * How did it spread? **
 * Buddhism
 * During the Three Kingdoms period 4-7 CE the traditional religions of China—Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism began to seep into the Korean peninsula
 * Christianity
 * Protestant missionaries entered Korea during the 1880s and, along with Catholic priests, converted a remarkable number of Koreans Methodist and Presbyterian missionaries were especially successful. They established schools, universities, hospitals, and orphanages and played a significant role in the modernization of the country. During the Japanese colonial occupation, Christians were in the front ranks of the struggle for independence.
 * Confucianism opposed the christians
 * Confucianism opposed the christians
 * Has there been any significant religious conflict? **
 * There hasn't been any religious conflict up to this date because there has never been a church being apart of the state kind of issue and the people of South Korea intertwine and mix the religions with each other and celebrate many different rituals during the year, whether it be buddhist or christian as of present day.
 * In the late 18th century, catholics were persecuted in korea and executed because the country was under the guise and teachings of confucianism. This all changes when North korea becomes a communist like state and the southern part of the peninsula starts to accept the christian way and convert because ther was a prevalent anti-sentiment for communist.

Be sure to properly cite your sources
 * Ask a thoughtful question. **
 * Why do you think that catholicism is practiced more than protestantism in South Korea?

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