Bali

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

MAKEPUN G

PULAU BALI Bird species: 280. Bali Starling lives only in Bali.

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

PULAU BALI

MUSIC

DANCES

DANCES

SURFING

SURFING

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

BALI BARAT NATIONAL PAR

BALI BARAT NATIONAL PARK

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?