Java

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Java?Indonesia, Southeast Asia
2. How many people live in Java?Projected to reach 158 million by mid-2025
3. How big is Java?132,598.77 square kilometers (including Madura)
4. What is Java and why is it special?Java is a large island in Indonesia that was formed by volcanoes. It is the most populated island on Earth, with more than 156 million people living on just 7% of Indonesia's land.
5. Why does Java have so many volcanoes?Java’s volcanoes are caused by the Australian Plate sliding under the Sunda Plate, creating a chain of volcanoes across the island.

Subduction Zone: An area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Creole Language: A stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages, becoming the native language of a community.
Lingua Franca: A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
Demographic Concentration: A situation where a very large proportion of a population lives in a specific area, such as an island or city.