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Cities, Regions and Wildlife

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  1. Which river flows through Seoul and splits the capital into northern and southern halves?
  2. Which city on the south-east coast is South Korea's second largest and its busiest container port?
  3. Which city on the Yellow Sea, west of Seoul, hosts the country's main international airport?
  4. Which south-eastern city, home of the Hyundai Motor plant and a large shipyard, is the country's industrial centre on the East Sea?
  5. Which planned city in South Chungcheong Province, established as a special self-governing city in 2012, houses many government ministries?
  6. Which island province in the south is known for volcanic scenery and for women divers called haenyeo?
  7. Which fortress in Suwon, built in the 1790s under King Jeongjo, was listed by UNESCO in 1997?
  8. Which clan village near Andong, with its Joseon-era houses, was listed by UNESCO in 2010 together with Yangdong?
  9. Which city in North Jeolla Province is famous for its hanok village and as the home of bibimbap?
  10. Which temple in South Gyeongsang Province houses the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks, listed by UNESCO?
  11. Which large steelmaker, founded in 1968 under Park Chung-hee and based in Pohang, helped power industrialisation?
  12. Which animal is a popular symbol in Korean folk paintings but became extinct in the south in the twentieth century?
  13. Which bird, called kkachi in Korean, is regarded in folklore as a bringer of good news and is common throughout the country?
  14. Which conifer is widely planted in Korea and symbolises long life in Korean culture?
  15. Which dog breed from an island in South Jeolla Province was designated a national natural monument in 1962?
  16. Which native cattle breed is prized for its meat in South Korea?
  17. Which large white wading bird, with a red patch on its crown, winters in the Demilitarised Zone and around Cheorwon?
  18. Which animal was reintroduced to Jirisan from 2004 to save the species from extinction in South Korea?
  19. Which mountain park in Gangwon Province is known for its granite peaks and autumn colours?
  20. Which gate of Seoul's old city wall, officially named Sungnyemun, is popularly known as the Great South Gate?
  21. Which two cities beside the Geum River were capitals of Baekje and form, with Iksan, the UNESCO-listed Baekje Historic Areas?
  22. Which Buddhist grotto in the Tohamsan hills above Gyeongju contains a seated stone Buddha facing the East Sea?
  23. Which famous beach lies in Busan's eastern district and draws crowds every summer?
  24. Which stream through central Seoul was uncovered and restored in 2005 after an elevated highway above it was removed?
  25. Which prehistoric stone monuments, with sites at Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa, were listed by UNESCO in 2000?

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