1797General KnowledgeMedium
38th Parallel line is the boundary line between____________?
AIraq – Iran
BChina – Japan
CNorth Korea – South Korea
DUSA – Canada
Correct answer
C. North Korea – South Korea
Explanation
38th parallel, popular name given to latitude 38° N that in East Asia roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea. The line was chosen by U.S. military planners at the Potsdam Conference (July 1945) near the end of World War II as an army boundary, north of which the U.S.S.R.