https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk By: Nitish, Bear, Jacob, and Ammar en-us 2019-05-29 12:44:34 UTC 2025-11-10 14:07:43 UTC hello@padlet.com bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/364910207 Indonesia has a tropical climate throughout its many islands. In terms of its physical geography, Indonesia is made up by over 18,000 islands. However, Indonesians face the constant threat of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis. Oil, natural gas, and gold are common natural resources. ]]> 2019-05-31 14:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/364910207 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/364911431 Indonesia was owned by the Dutch up until 1949. The next year, the Maluku Islands attempted to break apart from Indonesia mainland, but were unsuccessful. In the 1960s, Indonesia became scared of the threat of communism- as a result, 500,000 people perished.. East Timor became part of Indonesia shortly after Portugal allowed East Timor to become independent. ]]> 2019-05-31 14:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/364911431 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365047581 2019-06-01 15:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365047581 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365047824 Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Although the other two most spoken languages after Indonesian are English and Dutch, more than 700 languages are spoken in Indonesia. Nearly 9/10 of the country practices Islam, but other minority religions such as Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Buddhism, and Hinduism are practiced. ]]> 2019-06-01 15:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365047824 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365048110 2019-06-01 15:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365048110 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365142550 While Indonesia has a solid real GDP growth rate of 5%, about 1/10 of its population lives in poverty. Indonesia has one of the highest disparities between the wealthy and the poor, specifically the 6th greatest country in that category. Unfortunately, only about 60% of Indonesians have access to improved sanitation. ]]> 2019-06-02 19:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365142550 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365143344 2019-06-02 20:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365143344 sharman10 https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365272903 1) Indonesia is HUGE. It is composed of 17,508 island that cover nearly 741,103 square miles. It takes over 12 hours to fly from one end of the country to the other end.
2) Out of its 17,508 islands, only around 6,000 are inhabited by people.
3) The island of Java is home to 60% of the country's population (around 130 million people) making it the world's most populous island.]]> 2019-06-03 12:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365272903 kethavatha https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365279496 Indonesia has a republic type of government. This means the people have the power. Their president is Joko "Jokowiki" Widodo. There are many parties active, however. Some examples are: the Democratic party, Party of Functional Groups, and the National Awakening Party. One of the biggest hot topics when it comes to polo tics in Indonesia is corruption. A recent poll shows that 91% of Indonesia thinks their government to be corrupt. Indonesia is also widely considered the leader of ASEAN, an intergovernmental orginization dedicated to boosting the economies of Southeast Asian nations. ]]> 2019-06-03 12:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365279496 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365281785 Indonesia Map (Wikipedia Commons)]]> 2019-06-03 13:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365281785 bottonarib https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365282391 Indonesia is a country only partially developed. Only around half of its people live in an urban setting. The life expectancy for an Indonesian resident is just 73.2 years, and for males is just 70.6. This causes the ratio of males to females of Indonesians 64 years and up to be just .77. Most of the population is 25-54 years of age, and far fewer are older.]]> 2019-06-03 13:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365282391 bernsteinj https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365283796 Research:
World Atlas
The Fact File
Britannica
Future Directions

Video:
National Geographic

Pictures:
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Jakarta
Mount Merapi
Bali
Sumatra]]> 2019-06-03 13:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365283796 bottonarib https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365287553 2019-06-03 13:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365287553 sharman10 https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365327512 2019-06-03 15:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365327512 sharman10 https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365329519 2019-06-03 15:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365329519 sharman10 https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365331293 2019-06-03 15:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharman10/6fg93obkj7jk/wish/365331293