The Islamic world - Indonesia, Muslim country in South-East Asia

12 important questions on The Islamic world - Indonesia, Muslim country in South-East Asia

Indonesia is outside the geographical borders of the Islamic world, do they have a Muslim population?

Yes, Indonesia is the country with the biggest Muslim population in the world (200.000.000)

What kind of climat has Indonesia? What kind of landscape?

The climat in Indonesia is hot and humid. The temperature is around 30 graden Celsius all year. Indonesia has a lot of tropical rainforest (only Brasil has more).

How is the population districution in Indonesia (even or uneven)? Explain your answer.

The population distribution in Indonesia is uneven. The population density on Java is very high, much higher, than on the other islands. (The island of Java covers only seven percent of the surface of Indonesie, but more than half the population lives there (125 million out of a total of 235 miljon).
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Why are the natural conditions on Java ideal for growing rice?

1. Java has a tropical climate
2. Java has lots of volcanoes

How many harvests can people of Java get, a year from one field?

They can get 3 rice harvests a year from a one field.

Why are lots of volcanoes an ideal natural condition on Java for growing rice?

Volcanoes produce ash, shich makes the soil very fertile.

Indonesia has a mixed population with many different cultures and hundreds of different languages. What is the official language?

The official language is Bahasa Indonesia (meaning: the language of Indonesia).

There are many different relegions in Indonesia. Followers of some of these religions still take part in ancient customs. Which ones?

1. worship of ancestors
2. harvest feasts.

What kind of religion have the majority of the Indonesian population (85%)?

The majority of the Indonesian population is Muslim.

How was Islam introduced on the islands of Indonesia?

- in the 13th century by merchants from Saudi Arabia.
- the merchants settled on Sumatra and married women.
- the woman converted to Islam
- In the centuries that followed Islam spread across all Islands.
- old religious customs have become mixed with Muslim customs.

How was Christianity spread on the islands of Indonesia?

- Christianity was the last religion to enter Indonesia
- was introduced there in the 16 century by Dutch seafarers who helped to  make Indonesia a Dutch colony.

What is the level of development in Indonesia? How can you see that immediatly?

The level of development is low in Indonesia. You can see that immeiately in the houses.

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