Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half , crossing the 38th parallel on an angle , with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it .
Simplified: The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula almost in half , crossing the 38th parallel . The west end of the DMZ is south of the parallel and the east end is to the north of it .