Reading Natural Disaster

Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire

Its proximity to the Indian Ocean

Its large population

Its climate

77,000 square kilometers

35 kilometers

550 kilometers in diameter

The entire island of Java

It was the largest eruption since 1800.

It caused the most fatalities in Indonesian history.

It led to the formation of a mud volcano.

It triggered an earthquake.

Volcanic activity in Java

A collision between the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate

A mud volcano in East Java

Heavy rainfall in West Papua

Due to an earthquake in Jogja

Because of the eruption of Mount Merapi

From the explosion of a natural gas well

As a result of flooding in West Papua

It affected only Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

It caused deaths in 15 countries.

It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

It only damaged coastal areas in Indonesia.

The construction of new dams

A mass migration of residents to Manokwari

An earthquake in Jogja

The eruption of a mud volcano

As a chance to study a new geological phenomenon

As a natural disaster caused by volcanic activity

As an opportunity to test new technology

As the result of heavy rainfall

It only affected the area around the volcano.

It resulted in the death of hundreds of people.

Volcanic ash was found as far as the western region of Java.

The eruption led to an earthquake in East Java.

A lack of food donations

Miscommunication about the distribution of aid

A failure to evacuate residents

A volcanic eruption triggered by the floods