Lots of Islands Indonesia's biggest islands are Borneo Sumatra Irian Jaya Java Flores Bali Sulawesi Celebes and West Timor Most of the people of Indonesia live on the island of Java Jakarta the nation's capital is on Java Fireworks sparkle over the city Jakarta of
A big plain covers the middle of Bali Volcanoes rise up in the north Tiny Flores has fourteen volcanoes Sumatra is dotted with forests rain forests swamps and mountains Map Whiz Quizi Take a look at the map on page 5 Trace the outline of Indonesia onto a piece of paper Use a green crayon to color the islands Can you find the Celebes Sea Mark it with an N for north Look for the Timor Sea Mark it with an S for south Color the seas and oceans around the islands blue Thick forests cover much of the island Sumatra of
Earthquake The islands of Indonesia have a lot of earthquakes During an earthquake parts of the earth shift This shift makes the ground move Some earthquakes cause great damage In 2004 an earthquake near Sumatra made the ocean floor move The earthquake created a huge tsunami or tidal wave The tsunami hit Sumatra and other islands An earthquake destroyed this house Sulawest on
In 2007 a volcano named Anak Krakatau in western Indonesia spat out tons of melted rock Ring of Fire Use your finger to trace a circle on a globe Start in Indonesia Move north through the Philippines and Japan Then move east to the Russian Federation and Alaska Run your finger south along the coasts of North and South America Sweep over to New Zealand to the west Then return to Indonesia This is called the Ring of Fire Most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes happen here Many Indonesian islands were once volcanoes The country has more than 125 volcanoes that still erupt When a volcano erupts hot melted rock and gases shoot up through top its
