This internet exercise will take a look at the island nations of Eastern Asia and there cultures, influences on the rest of the world, etc.

GO TO NETSCAPE. Click on Open and type in http://www.indonesiatoday.com/

It may ask for your name, e-mail, etc. Then click on history.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did explorers head to Indonesia prior to the 16th century?

2. Which Europeans gained control of the region from the Portuguese?

3. How long did the new group of Europeans reign?

4. What year did Indonesia gain independence?

5. Which president helped to free Indonesia from its poverty?

6. How did he do it?

7. Click on Tropical Forests. Click on Environmental Maps. How many islands make up Indonesia?

8. What percentage of the world's tropical forest area is in Indonesia?

9. Click on Sulawesi and Moluccas. What forest type is predominant in these areas?

10. How many types of butterflies are on Sulawesi? Does Sulawesi get much rainfall? Explain.

11. Click on back and click on Sumatra. What is the most endangered flower in the world there?

12. How much can this flower weigh? 13. Which island is second largest and western-most in Indonesia?

Click on business news. Click on economic overview.

14. What is the economy of Indonesia like now?

15. Where do most of the population and industries reside in Indonesia

16. What percentage of Southeast Asia's oil supply does Indonesia account for?

17. Outside the oil industry, what percentage do manufactured goods account for?

Pick one of the following countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam) and search for one site about it. Search on Net Search. Do the three usual things: give the address, summarize it, and relate to class. E-mail all answers to dangood@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu