Jakarta (CPMS)

Question 1

location

Answer 1

indonesias capital city
NW coast of Java Island
lies between Sumatra to the W and Bali to the E

Question 2

economically

Answer 2

high gdp and accounts for 17% of Indonesias total economy
epicenter for the country’s commerce, hosts multinational corporations, banks and booming tech start ups

Question 3

poverty

Answer 3

7% of the population live under the national poverty line
eg.neighborhoods like Penjaringan and Kamal Muara are full of makeshift homes crowded around polluted canals- only a road away from affluent area Menteng where lush gardens surround luxery homes

Question 4

environmental
sinking

Answer 4

the city is sinking at an alarming rate due to excessive ground water extraction- disproportionatly effects poorer areas close to the ocean like North Jakarta
Maura Baru has seen land sink by up to 2.5m over the past decade destroying homes

Question 5

environmental
air pollution

Answer 5

suffers from poor air quality due to vehicular and industrial emissions often exceeding WHO standards of particulate matter