My island

Pulau Besar       

     During the last three weeks, we had to make an island.  We had to put a compass, scale, legend, the longitude and latitude, and a population on the map of the island. My scale is 1 inch=20 miles.  My population is 12,753. That is just the people that live on the island.  There are several hundred tourists that come and go every day. My latitude is 10 degrees and the longitude 0 degrees longitude.  Here are some of the things on my legend:  a box with 3 green lines through it is a rice paddy, a star shows the capital Sanapoter, dots are towns, and stick people are schools.  In my island in the north east are mountains, rivers, and a lake.  My island is known for its tasty mango that grow on are exotic trees and for our fine rice paddies these are Pulau Besar two main exports. In this island there is a great schooling system.  In all schools the main language is English and there are five main subjects Math , Science, English, world studies and electives which you can choose two classes like art and music . In Pulau Besar our president is Pak Subagio.  We elect a new president every six years.   The next election will be held in 2013.  Pulau Besar was discovered when Pak Brawijaya's ship got cut off course because of a storm on February 17^th, 1832 and landed Pulau Besar.  Today February 17^th is independence day.  Now you know a little about Pulau Besar.