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Facts About DMZ

Facts About DMZ. Facts About DMZ. The Demilitarized Zone ( 비무장 지대 ) was create d after the 1950-1954 Korean War. The area was * establish ed because South and North Korea ended the war without a * peace treaty . create – to make establish – set up, generate 설치하다

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Facts About DMZ

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  1. Facts About DMZ

  2. Facts About DMZ The Demilitarized Zone (비무장 지대) was created after the 1950-1954 Korean War. The area was *established because South and North Korea ended the war without a *peace treaty. create – to make establish – set up, generate 설치하다 peace treaty – an agreement to end war 완충지대

  3. Facts About DMZ Accordingly, DMZ is often called a “*buffer zone,”“no-man zone,” or “peace zone.” Since the division of the Korean Peninsula in 1953 into South and North Korea, the DMZ has been a place where tensions run high on both sides. buffer zone, no-man zone, peace zone – a neutral area (does not belong to either side) Peninsula – piece of land that comes out into a body of water tension – uneasy relationship

  4. Facts About DMZ The border between the two countries is the first line of defense against enemy attacks. The zone runs across the Korean Peninsular –248 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. border – part that forms the outer part of something line of defense – barrier that can be used for defense against attack

  5. Vocabulary create – to make establish – set up, generate peace treaty – an agreement to end war buffer zone, no-man zone, peace zone – a neutral area (does not belong to either side) Peninsula – piece of land that comes out into a body of water tension – uneasy relationship border – part that forms the outer part of something line of defense – barrier that can be used for defense against attack

  6. Facts About DMZ Thanks to the natural *isolation in the past half-century, the area has become the precious *habitat for rare plants and animals. isolation – separation from everything, by itself habitat – area or environment where plants and animals normally live

  7. Facts About DMZ South Korea’s Daeseong-dong is the only *authorized village in the DMZ. The Military Demarcation Line runs through the middle of the DMZ. authorize – give permission

  8. Facts About DMZ In the middle of the DMZ, there is a *truce village of Panmunjeom. There are several buildings inside Panmunjeom, which are mainly used for meetings between South and North Korea. truce – rest from hostilities by agreement from both sides

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