GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION AND POPULATION OF INDONESIA

GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION   AND POPULATION

OF  INDONESIA

                    Indonesia is one of the biggest archipelagic countries  in the world, with  more

Than 17508 island.  Because of than has the longest coastline in the world, almost 108,000km.

The island in Indonesia stretch almost 5106 km. The area of Indonesia is almost

5176800 km².Consists of land ( 1, 919, 443 Km² ) and sea 3,257,357 km².

This condition makes Indonesia Known as a maritime country.

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

            Geographical position is the position of a place or country based on real position

on the earth  surface . And geographical position of Indonesia are between two continent

( Asia and  Australia ) and two ocean  ( pacific and Indian ocean ).

   THE INFLUENCE OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF INDONESIA :

        

1.     Indonesia has monsoon climate

2.    Indonesia has sea climate

3.    located in strategic intersection

ASTRONOMICAL POSITION :

                           Astronomical position is the position of a place or country based on latitude

            And longitude line.

            Astronomical position of Indonesia are  6º NL 11º SL and 141º EL 141º EL.

    THE INFLUENCE OF ASTRONOMICAL POSITION OF INDONESIA ARE :

1.     Indonesia has tropical climate.

2.    Indonesia has three time zone .

a.    West Indonesian time region ( Sumatra island, Java island, West and central of

Kalimantan )

b.    Central Indonesian Time Region. ( East and South Kalimantan, Sulawesi island,

Nusa Tenggara and Bali island )

c.    East Indonesian Time Region .( Maluku and Papua ).

          3.Indonesia has many tropical forest

          4. Indonesia has many zenithal rain .

RELIEF OF INDONESIA :

   

                  In general the relief of Indonesia archipelago can be classified into

Three big groups as follows:

a.    West Indonesia Relief :

                   The region includes : Sumatera Island, Java, Kalimantan and

      Other small islands around them. Because this region were once united with Asia

      Continent, this region gets some influences from Asia Continent such as the flora

       And fauna.

b.    Central Indonesia's Relief :

                            The region includes Sulawesi, Maluku, and Nusa Tenggara.

               The deep waiters such as the seas around Maluku, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara are

               Often named as transitional are between Asia and Australia.

c.    East Indonesia's Relief :

                 The region includes Papua ( Irian ) :

       

      The type of life is similar to Australia, such as the animals living there. Marsupials and

       Birds in Australia also live in Papua.

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF INDONESIA :

        

1.     TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LANDV :

a.    mountains

b.    mountain ranges

c.    valleys

d.    lowland

e.    highland

f.    hill

g.    shore

h.    capes

      

2.    TOPOGRAPHY OF WATER :

a.    lakes

b.    seas

c.    river

d.    bays

e.    straits

INDONESIAN POPULATION

               Population is a person that  live on an area.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEOGRAPHICAL  CONDITION AND

POPULATION :

      

         Population use  area to life , example :

            

-       beach and shore  : livelihood of people is  fisherman

-       lowland                 :  as farmer

-       highland                : as plantation

-       mountain               : as farmer