The Indonesian Archipelago

Indonesia is a countr...

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The Indonesian Archipelago

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of more than 13,000 islands. The islands lie along the equator and extend more than 5,000 kilometers. Many of the islands cover only a few square kilometers. But about a half of New Guinea and three quarters of Borneo also belong to Indonesia. Those islands are the second-and-third largest islands in the world, after Greenland.

Many geographers divide the more than 13,600 islands of Indonesia into three groups: (1) the Greater Sunda Islands, (2) the lesser Sunda Islands, and (3) the Mollucas. Indonesia also includes Irian Jaya, which is part of New Guinea.

The Greater Sunda includes Borneo, Sulawesi, Java and Sumatra. The Lesser Sunda Islands extend from Bali eastward to Timor. The Mollucas lie between Sulawesi and New Guinea. The western part of New Guinea is called Irian Jaya, an Indonesian territory. Compared to the other regions, Irian Jaya is the most thinly populated.

The greater Sunda includes ...

a. Java, Sumatra.
b. Sulawesi.
c. Borneo, New Guinea.
d. Sumatra.

T. Azzahra · Accepted Answer

Jawaban untuk soal di atas adalah a. Java, Sumatra, b. Sulawesi, d. Sumatra.

Soal ini menanyakan yang termasuk Sunda Besar.

Pada paragraf ketiga terdapat kalimat "The Greater Sunda includes Borneo, Sulawesi, Java and Sumatra" yang artinya "Sunda Besar meliputi Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa dan Sumatera."

Berdasarkan kalimat tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Sunda Besar adalah Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa dan Sumatera.

Dengan demikian pada soal ini terdapat beberapa opsi jawaban yang benar, yaitu opsi A, B, dan D karena pulau-pulau yang disebutkan pada opsi tersebut merupakan bagian dari Sunda Besar.

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah a. Java, Sumatra, b. Sulawesi, d. Sumatra.

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