Jakarta - Megacity

Jakarta is the capital of ...

• India

• Indonesia

• Ireland

• Cairns

True or false. Jakarta is an MEDC (more economically developed country).

• True

• False

One of the biggest issues Jakarta is experiencing is subsidence. Subsidence is...

• A mixture of high unemployment and high taxes.

• When slums develop on the outskirts of the city.

• A tasty sandwich from Subway

• The sinking or gradual settling of the ground's surface.

Jakarta is located at the mouth of the _______________ River.

Which of these impacts on Jakarta and makes subsidence worse?

• Bushfires and landslides

• Seasonal flooding and typhoons

What did the Dutch invaders do to Jakarta less than 100 years ago that started subsidence in the city limits?

• Build over-sized high rise buildings

• Dam the river

• Dig several hundred wells

• Dig canals

Why does extreme poverty contribute to subsidence? Choose 2.

• Reliance on primary sources of income like logging causing deforestation.

• Residents use mud to build houses and this makes the river banks unstable.

• Limited access to water sources therefore they dig wells

The approximate population density of Indonesia is ...

• 25 000 per sq km

• 7000 per sq km

• 15 100 per sq km

• 10 200 per sq km

Indonesia is built on a low-lying ____________ plain that is subject to flooding in the high tide.

What event will cause subsidence to impact even further on the citizens of Jakarta?

• Civil War

• Climate change

• Communist government

• An increase in industry