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Jukung tambangan

Jukung tambangan is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jukung tambangan rather than just read about it. In short: Jukung tambangan is a traditional boat made by the Banjar people of South Kalimantan. They are mainly used for riverine transportation.

Key takeaways

Jukung tambangan belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Jukung tambangan to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Jukung tambangan from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Jukung tambangan is a traditional boat made by the Banjar people of South Kalimantan. They are mainly used for riverine transportation. It is already present at least since mid-18th century. They were not seen anymore in Banjarmasin ca. 1950s and around the 1970s on the Nagara River, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency.

Etymology The word jukung is used as umbrella term to describe all types of boats, mainly to wooden boats. The Dayak and the Banjarese word jukung are therefore especially associated with those boat types. It may have its root from Austronesian word d’u(n)kung.

Description

Jukung tambangan is made from kayu ulin (Bornean ironwood). There is a carving of daun jaruju (Acanthus ilicifolius) near the waterline. Jukung tambangan is not a dugout canoe, it needs a keel in construction. It is intentionally not built using iron nails, but using dowel technique. Arrangement of boards is using carvel built. In the mid-19th century, sirap (wooden shingle) roofing from ulin wood were used and traded. The roofing is produced in the Dusun Hulu and sold or bartered to Banjarmasin. The sirap roofing can only be installed with a type of iron nails, not with wooden pegs. An example of a jukung tambangan is 12,40 meter long, 1,34 meter wide, and 59 cm in depth.

Role The function of jukung tambangan is for transportation, formerly they are only used by merchant, nobleman, and rich persons. But then since the early 20th century (or at least until the end of the 19th century), it has been widely used by commoners for passenger transportation, family reunions, funeral, marriages, and more. They also took part in local pasar terapung (floating market). The floating market of Banjar people is already exist since at least 1600s. During the Banjar war (1859–1906), the jukung tambangan was used by Banjar fighters, among others, when they attacked the Dutch at Margasari on the night of December 16, 1861, and used to flee to the Jaya river, a tributary of Nagara river.

Gallery

See also Sampan panjang, racing boat from 19th century Toop, merchant boat used widely in the 19th century Malay archipelago Lepa-lepa (dugout canoe) Palari Tongkang Sampan

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jukung tambangan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jukung tambangan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jukung tambangan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jukung tambangan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jukung tambangan

In research: Jukung tambangan appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jukung tambangan in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jukung tambangan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Boats of Indonesia, Indigenous boats, Indonesian inventions, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jukung tambangan outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Jukung tambangan in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Jukung tambangan in simple terms?

Jukung tambangan is a traditional boat made by the Banjar people of South Kalimantan. They are mainly used for riverine transportation.

Why does Jukung tambangan matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jukung tambangan?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Jukung tambangan.