North Korea presentation by Ryan Kelley https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb Social Studies, Hour 3 en-us 2018-11-12 15:41:25 UTC 2025-11-30 16:17:18 UTC hello@padlet.com North Koreas Economy 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303327270 North Korea’s Economy is a planned system.

Similar Economy to South Korea’s.

GDP per capita was less than $2,000 as of the late 1990s and the early 21st century.]]> 2018-11-12 16:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303327270 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303328309 Exports : $2.985 billion]]> 2018-11-12 16:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303328309 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303329099 GDP per capita :$1,300]]> 2018-11-12 16:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303329099 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303329390 GDP per growth : 3.9%]]> 2018-11-12 16:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303329390 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303330341 GDP rank : 125th]]> 2018-11-12 16:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303330341 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303330784 GDP : $28.5 billion ]]> 2018-11-12 16:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303330784 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303331504 Imports : 3.752 billion ]]> 2018-11-12 16:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303331504 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303332179 Import goods : petroleum, cooking coal, and machinery.]]> 2018-11-12 16:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303332179 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303334421 North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is an unreformed, isolated, tightly controlled, dictatorial command economy.]]> 2018-11-12 16:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303334421 Government 402agc05 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303335085 North Korea is described as a Juche state. The countries first and only president is Kim il- sung. After he died he was now known as eternal president. 


The government type is Communist State. The legislature of North Korea is the Supreme people assembly is current,y led by president Kim Yong-nam. The other senior government figure is premier Kim Yong il. 

North Korea is a single party state. The governing party is the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. ]]> 2018-11-12 16:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303335085 Location 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303336253 North Korea is in Eastern Asia, on the northeastern part of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea boarders the Korean bay, Sea of Japan, South Korea, Korean Demilitarized Zone, and the People's Republic of China. North Korea is 120,540 square kilometers (46,541 sq. mi).]]> 2018-11-12 16:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303336253 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303336815 This means that North Korea is very concealed to them selves. North Korea is very isolated and listens to no other countries.]]> 2018-11-12 16:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303336815 Climate 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303339886 North Korea’s climate is relatively temperature. There is heavy rain in the summer during the short, rainy season called changma. Changma means often full. The winter is bitterly cold. On August 7, 2007, devastating floods caused North Korea to ask for international help.]]> 2018-11-12 16:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303339886 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303340345 Strict sanctions caused the GDP drop 3.5% in 2017.]]> 2018-11-12 16:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303340345 Cities in North Korea 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303513002 The capital and largest city in North Korea is Pyongyang. Other major cities include, Kaesong, Sinuiju, Wonsan, Chongjin, and Hamhung. In North Korea, urbanization takes up 63%.]]> 2018-11-12 23:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303513002 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303816684 2018-11-13 15:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303816684 Some facts about North Korea: 098rak05 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303819458
Kim Jong Un Has Gained 90 Pounds Since Taking Office

One spy agency has indicated that the ruler’s constant eating is a result of his paranoia that he’ll one day be assassinated.

In North Korea, Only Military and Government Officials are Allowed to Own Motor Vehicles

There is No Internet and There’s One TV Channel

Pretty much all information coming into the country is controlled by the government.

At the Age of 31, Kim Jong Un is the Youngest Ruler of State in the World; Also, He’s Got Zero Military Experience

More Than 6 Million People in North Korea are in Need of Food, and One-Third of the Children are Considered Chronically Malnourished or Stunted

In fact, most of the adults who were born after the Korean War are about 2 inches shorter on average than those kids born in South Korea after the war.


]]> 2018-11-13 15:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303819458 Physical Landscape 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303833357 North Korea has medium-sized mountain ranges and large hills. The highest peak is Paektu-san mountain, 9,002 feet tall.
There are wide coastal plains along the west coast. North Korea has dozens of small islands along the western coastline.
]]> 2018-11-13 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303833357 Natural Resources 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303840374 Coal, iron ore, magnesite, gold ore, zinc ore, copper ore, limestone, molybdenite, graphite and tungsten]]> 2018-11-13 16:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303840374 Population in North Korea and people 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303843022 22,665,345 people live in North Korea. Life expectancy is 63.8 years. The dominant language in North Korea is Korean.]]> 2018-11-13 16:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303843022 Environmental issues 918trj03 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303844219 Environmental issues include deforestation, floods, and soil erosion.]]> 2018-11-13 16:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/303844219 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304107286 North Korea is the 126th largest export economy in the world.]]> 2018-11-14 02:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304107286 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304107405 North Korea exported $2.64B.]]> 2018-11-14 02:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304107405 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304108594 North Korea exports mainly commodities like coal and iron ore and textiles.]]> 2018-11-14 02:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304108594 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304108896 arable land:19.5%
permanent crops: | 1.9%
permanent pasture | 0.4%
forest | 46.0%
other: | 32.2%


]]> 2018-11-14 02:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304108896 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304109287 Textiles, food processing, machine building, military products, mining, metallurgy, and petrochemicals are major industries.]]> 2018-11-14 02:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304109287 Exports 916gvp07 https://padlet.com/098rak05/l0rijmd8xtqb/wish/304361012
  • Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): US$499.8 million (27.1% of total exports)
  • Mineral fuels including oil: $420 million (22.8%)
  • Ores, slag, ash: $187.5 million (10.2%)
  • Fish: $164 million (8.9%)
  • Iron, steel: $83.2 million (4.5%)
  • Fruits, nuts: $79 million (4.3%)
  • Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $65.7 million (3.6%)
  • Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $44.2 million (2.4%)
  • Electrical machinery, equipment: $43.6 million (2.4%)
  • Machinery including computers: $35.2 million (1.9%)

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