1. For SOUTH KOREA, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

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2. For SOUTH KOREA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) How many students are taking the CSAT this year?
c) List the actions taken in South Korea to help students during the yearly CSAT (Suneung) exams. — For what reasons are these actions taken?
d) What do you learn about the CSAT from the article? — Why is it so important?
e) South Korea is a much smaller country than the U.S., in size and population. Should it be possible to do so here, would you want the government and businesses to take the same actions on the day the SATs are given? Explain your answer.