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Proposed Austronesian migration routes (Bellwood, 2011).
Natural Resources and Survival
Indonesia’s Natural Resources
The main driver of migrations in Indonesia is the attraction of natural resources. People
in the modern era move in search of places which are relatively safe, fertile or which are
attractive due to their beauty. Bio natural resources consist of all living creatures on earth,
such as: animals, plants, and microbes. Natural resources from plants are called vegetable
resources, while resources from animals are called animal resources. Indonesia is a country
with the second highest biodiversity in the world after Brazil. This high diversity has been
magnet for human migration since ancient times.
There are very many functions and roles of bio natural resources for life. Most bio
vegetable resources in Indonesia function as plants for foods, cloths, processed wood
materials, and medicines. The vegetable natural resources used as foods can be utilized
as sources of carbohydrate, protein, fat, and vitamins. Plants as sources of carbohydrate
include rice, corn, and sweet potato, potato. Plants as sources of fat include peanuts,

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