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Island Countries
Indonesia East Timor
Brunei Philippines
Challenges for these island countries:
• Volcanoes - although they are a challenge for these countries, the volcanic ash provide rich soil for farming
• Earthquakes - Tsunamis are often a concern especially when they happen in the ocean (e.g., 2004 Tsunami that destroyed thousands of homes & business and over 300,000 people lost their lives)
Mt. Merapi in Indonesia ~
Indonesia•maybe isolated from each other by ......
• land area of other states•international waters
examples: Indonesia, Malaysia & Philippines
Fragmented state
more than 13,000 islands
IndonesiaIs a democracy ~ trying to improve the lives of it’s citizens.
is an archipelago of islands with large reserves of oil and gas
has the 3rd largest source of gold
former Dutch colony (Netherlands) until 1945
Largest MUSLIM population in the world
religiously diverse - each island has a predominant religion - Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
Indonesiathe only place you will find Kimono Dragons
Rafflesia (measures up to 3 ft. wide and smells like rotting meat) and other flowers make lifesaving medicines
Rafflesia Arnoldo - video
East Timor• became independent from Portugal in 1975,
then Indonesia invaded and conquered it. Finally gained it’s independence from Indonesia in 2002
• clean water & electricity are not available
• not enough doctors to treat the ill
• religion: Christianity
• oil deposits have been found on the ocean floor near East Timor, change in their future?
Bruneithe country is rich in oil and gas - allows for people to have amazing benefits.
The government provides: free education and free medical treatment to all of its citizens.
Brunei has a dictatorship
Sultan of Brunei ~ Hassanal Bolkiah, won’t let anyone in his country be in poverty level.
religion: Islam (Muslim)
is also known as the “Abode of Peace”
Philippinesfarmers built terraced fields to increase farmland
Export - Pearls
Manila - population of more than 10 million people.
Philippinesreligion: Christianity
over 7,000 islands
Former Spanish colony for 300 +years
USA possession 1898-1946. Started out as a democracy but is now a dictatorship
The End