This week has seen many geographical events and issues in the news very relevant to current topics being studied. Indonesia has experienced a volcanic eruption, an earthquake and (as a consequence) a tsunami. Year 11 have just completed their population unit and have looked at Indonesia as a case study for its methods of trying to tackle a rapid population growth rate. We can understand that the evacuation of the area around Mt Merapi will increase transmigration to other islands, however due to the tsunami, the island of Sumatra which was often used to relocate people to may also be unable to cater for it's population [despite being less densely populated than Java] due to the devastation caused by the tsunami. Links for various news articles:
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