BALI: GEOGRAPHY AND ITS

PEOPLE
INDO 1011
SPRING 2009
 BALI ISLAND
• CAPITAL: DENPASAR
• LOCATION: BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF
JAVA (ON THE WEST) AND LOMBOK (ON
THE EAST)
• BORDERS: BALI OCEAN (NORTH),
LOMBOK STRAIT (EAST), INDONESIAN
OCEAN (SOUTH), AND BALI STRAIT
(NORTH)
• SMALLER ISLANDS: NUSA PENIDA,
NUSA CENINGAN, NUSA LEMBONGAN,
SERANGAN, AND MENJANGAN
• MOUNTAINS: GUNUNG AGUNG (10,301
 BALI PROVINCE
• POPULATION: 3 MILLION
• RELIGION: 80% HINDU
• BORDERS: BALI OCEAN (NORTH),
LOMBOK STRAIT (EAST), INDONESIAN
OCEAN (SOUTH), AND BALI STRAIT
(NORTH)
 BALI ECONOMY
• INDUSTRIES: GARMENT AND TEXTILE,
SMALL SCALES AND HOME
INDUSTRIES OF HANDICRAFTS AND
SOUVENIRS
• GARMENT, TEXTILE & HANDICRAFTS:
THE BACKBONE OF BALI’S ECONOMY
• EXPORTS: TEXTILES & GARMENTS
(45%), WOOD PRODUCTS (22%),
SILVER WORK (5%)
 BALI SCHOOLS

• PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• PRIVATE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
• TEACHERS: 48,000 (K-12)—21,000 IN
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
• TEACHER SHORTAGE: 4 TEACHERS IN
A 180-STUDENT SCHOOL IN
BULELENG (100 KM FROM
DENPASAR)
APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES BY 60 MILES
WATER SPORTS MAP
SURFING MAP
Capital: Denpasar
Highest mountain: Mt. Agung
(10,308 feet)
Population: close to 4 M
(2008)
Ethnic group: Balinese
Ethnic group: Javanese
Ethnic group: Sasak
Ethnic group: Chinese
Indonesian
 Ethnic group: Madurese

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Bird species:
280.
Bali Starling
lives only in
Bali.
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MUSIC
DANCES
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SURFING
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TRADITIONAL FARMING

Old rice varieties are still harvested the old way, one
stalk at a time,
using a small blade held between the fingers.
ORGANIC FARMING

Processing and packing compost for sale provides employment

for local women.
IWA Arthawiguna
ENDORS AT THE BEACH

Processing and packing compost for sale provides employment

for local women.
IWA Arthawiguna
A VENDOR
AT THE BEAC
CHILDREN
AT THE BEACH
ENDORS AT THE BEACH
BALI BARAT
NATIONAL PARK

-77,000 HECTARES (10%

OF BALI TOTAL AREA

-THE LAST REFUGE OF

THE BALI STARLING

- 160 BIRD SPECIES

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 DISCUSSION
• WHAT ADVANTAGES DO THE
BALINESE HAVE?
• WHAT DISADVANTAGES? THINK
ABOUT THE INFORMATION ON
TEACHER SHORTAGE
• HOW DID TOURISM CHANGE BALI
ECONOMICALLY?
• HOW DID IT CHANGE BALI
CULTURALLY?