Case Study - Transmigration in Indonesia

Question 1

How many island is Indonesia made up of?

Answer 1

17,500

Question 2

What are the two largest islands?

Answer 2

Samatra and Java

Question 3

How many people live in Indonesia?

Answer 3

240 million

Question 4

_____ most populous country

Answer 4

4th

Question 5

Why was transmigration introduced?

Answer 5

Because some islands were becoming overpopulated

Question 6

When was transmigration introduced?

Answer 6

1969

Question 7

The aim was to move people from ________ populated areas to ________ populated areas

Answer 7

Densely

Sparsely

Question 8

How many families wanted to move?

Answer 8

250000

Question 9

How many families did the government sponsor to move?

Answer 9

10000

Question 10

How much did it cost the government per family?

Answer 10

$7000

Question 11

Many say it didn’t work, what did they call it?

Answer 11

Redistribution of poverty

Question 12

Name four ways why it was poorly planned

Answer 12

Few and bad roads,
Small and few shops,
No electricity in most areas,
People didn’t know how to farm

Question 13

Name 3 ways transmigration has had a negative effect on the hosting area

Answer 13

Lead to soil erosion,
Blamed for accelerating deforestation,
Indigenous people lost the right of their land