Question

Which country is called the” Land of the Morning calm”?
a)Sweden
b)Netherlands
c)Norway
d)South Korea.

Answer 1

Hint:Countries and places often get their identity based on their geography. For example, Finland is called the ‘Land of Thousand lakes’ and Japan is called the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’.

Complete Answer:South Korea is called the “Land of the Morning Calm” . South Korea is described this way because of its beautiful landscape and picturesque environment.

It has some beautiful natural features like-
1. Cheonjiyeon Falls : This is a beautiful waterfall located in Jeju islands. The waterfall has unique volcanic rocks forming land bridges and is visited by many migratory birds
2.Mount Halla : It is the highest mountain in South Korea. Located in Jeju Island ,it has been designated as one of South Korea’s Natural Monuments. It is actually a shield volcano . It is home of over 4,000 different types of animal species and has a crater lake called Baengnokdam
3. Boseong Green Tea Field : South Lorea is famous for its green tea which is grown in beautiful tea fields like Boseong Green Tea Field . This tea field produces 40% of the country’s tea.
4.Yonghwa Beach : It is a unique beach where both seawater and freshwater are available due to the Hwacheon stream.

It also has scenic villages like the Darangee village which is on Namhae island. The village is surrounded by rice paddy fields , beautiful coastal mountains and is a major tourist attraction.
Therefore the correct answer is option (D )- South Korea.

Note:Norway is called the Land of the Midnight Sun as the Sun rotates on a tilted axis and during the summer months, the Sun shines for 24hrs in the country as it is located near the Arctic circle.Another point to keep in mind in the question is that though people often use Holland to refer to the entire country of Netherland, Holland is actually a name of a former province on the western coast of Netherland.