Assignment help-Sumatra?

Information on Indonesia's island of Sumatra. Such as things like its climate, landscape, volcanoes, resources, its people, ethnic groups, national parks, flora and fauna just any information would be really helpful.
please don't just say google because i have looked there and i did find some things but sometimes getting information off people is alot more helpful

Thank you:)

Sumatra is huge. As you probably know, Aceh is a province in Sumatra, and unless you are devote Muslim, you probably don't want to stay there. If you do stay there, you need to bring your marriage certificate with you if you are rooming with a man in a hotel. Sumatra is home of the Sumatran Tiger, but you probably won't see one unless you trek through the jungle for quite a long time. It's tropical. Flora and Fauna are much like Java & Bali -- lots of orchids, exotic flowers, home of the world's largest flower (can't remember the name of it right now), horses native to Indonesia, surfing, lots of forests & beaches. Given the extreme poverty, it can be quite dangerous. Hire a driver, lock your doors, carry little cash, keep your passports in a safe, and be suspicious of anyone who comes up to talk to you.

You can find some information and data on Encarta or WIkipedia.

u can find all the answer in here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra

gud luck

I suggest you to invest on the good travel book such as Rough Guide. There are more information about than you might find in internet

the islands all over sumatra is a very nice destination and worth to visit. The main variable of Indonesia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall. Split by the equator, the archipelago is almost entirely tropical in climate, with the coastal plains averaging 28掳C, the inland and mountain areas averaging 26掳C, and the higher mountain regions, 23掳C.

Sumatra is very rich with their nature. And all over you can find the tropisch trees and forest. You also can find the famous Rafflesia Arnoldi here. For the fauna, there's 196 different species all over sumatra such as monkey, tiger, elephant, tapir etc.

Bukit Barisan is one of national park in Sumatra.
This national park comprises the southern part (365.000 ha.) of the Bukit Barisan Mountains.
or
Gunung Lausers National Park, in Aceh. Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the biggest national parks in Indonesia (950,000 hectare). Actually, it's a collection of various nature reserves and forests: Nature Reserve Gunung Leuser, Nature Reserve Kappi, Nature Reserve Kluet, Sikundur Langkat Wildlife Reserve, Ketambe Research Station, Singkil Barat and Dolok Sembilin.

or Berbak in Lampung
The Berbak National Park comprises an area of 190.000 ha. of peat (110,000 ha) and freshwater swamp (60,000 ha). A smaller part consists of mangrove forest. The park is situated on the east coast of Sumatra in the province Jambi.
Nine months of the year large areas of the park are flooded. Therefor, the best time to visit the park is during the dry season from June till October. Berbak is very hot and humid.

Belitung island is a great destination. It's one of the best island around Sumatra.
You can find some information about Belitung from this site:
http://www.belitungisland.com/

or another island that quite interesting to visit is Nias Island.
The Surfer paradise.

Nias isn't big: it's 140km (85mi) long and 50km (30mi) wide, but its isolation and rugged terrain have combined to make it a unique place

Click: http://www.niasisland.com/

and if you're in Nias you have to visit Siberut, and Mentawai as well.

http://www.adventureindonesia.com/nias-w...

or to go to Sikuai Island - part of West Sumatra.

The Sikuai Island Resort is set in a convenient location and enhanced with modern amenities. All the guestrooms at the hotel have all the comforts expected in a hotel in its class to make guests feel at home. With a full range of popular amenities and a friendly, caring staff, it's no wonder guests keep returning to Sikuai Island Resort. Reservations at Sikuai Island Resort Sumatera Barat are simple via our secure online booking form. Just enter your desired dates and submit.


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Climates are partialy calm,mountainous,it calls 'Bukit Barisan' not in comparison with that Eastern US kind of, resorcers many,its people many were born individualistic hussh.. don't touch 'em, specific fauna would be elephnt, specifik would be 'Bunga Bank-ai' otherwise known to godammit wereld as, please open page 9999/2 of others boek p-reviously avails,class ???

I'm from Sumatra.
But I don't really know about them.

the biggest lake in Sumatra is Danau Toba
thebiggest city in Sumatra is Medan

Sumatra is so big and has variety of culture. is really can't be describe in just words... must be with books... and i doubt it if those books can explain it either.
so it's tropical, sun shines all year long, humid, rains a lot. beautiful slim girls and tan men. coffee should be excellent.
So my advice, just relax, everything will be ok. just remember to be polite and try to understand things instead of questioning or judging things that goes around (superstitious etc) you'll do great. Indonesian are very warm and friendly in nature. i'm sure you'll do fine and will enjoy your new post, afterall it's paradise.