The Philippine Archipelago
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Southeast
The Philippines is in what part of Asia?
200
According to UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), how many nautical miles does the Philippines have?
230 kilometers from Zambales
How many kilometers is the Philippines?
7641
The Philippines is composed of how many islands?
300,000 sq km
What is the land area of the Philippines in square km?
18
Administrative Division
-How many regions does the Philippines have?
82
Administrative Division
-How many provinces do the Philippines have?
149
Administrative Division
How many cities are in the Philippines?
1,493
Administrative Division
How many municipalities are in the Philippines?
42,044
Administrative Division
How many barangays are in the Philippines?
Mountains, Mountain Ranges, Volcanoes, Riverine System, Other bodies of water
What are the topographic features of the Philippines?
Sierra Madre
What is this mountain range?
-Is the backbone of Luzon which protects us from typhoons.
Cordillera
What is this mountain range?
Caraballo
What is this mountain range?
Mount Apo
What is this mountain?
Mount Pulag
What is this mountain?
-Is the 2nd highest mountain
Mount Makiling
What is this mountain?
Mount Banahaw
What is this mountain?
-It is believed that this is a ‘sacred sight’
-Where people find anting-anting
Mount Madia-as (Mari-it)
What is this mountain?
Mayon
What is this volcano?
Pinatubo
What is this volcano?
Bulusan
What is this volcano?
-Bicol
Taal
What is this volcano?
Kanlaon
What is this volcano?
Ragang
What is this volcano?
-Mindanao
Cagayan
What is this riverine system?
Rio Grande de Mindanao
What is this riverine system?
Pampanga
What is this riverine system?
Pasig
What is this riverine system?
Agusan
What is this riverine system?
-one of the largest in Mindanao
Jalaur
What is this riverine system?
-Iloilo
Halaudnon
In Bukidnon, what do you call the people that get water from the Jalaur River?
Panayanon
In Bukidnon, what do you call the people that get water from the Panay River?
Iraya
What is the mountain in Bukidnon which means ‘liblib’?
Iraynon Bukidnon
What do you call the people that lives near the Mountain Iraya?
Pagsanjan Falls
What do you call this other body of water?
Manila Bay
What do you call this other body of water?
Maria Cristina Falls
What do you call this other body of water?
-source of electricity in Region 10
Laguna De Bay
What do you call this other body of water?
Lake Sebu
What do you call this other body of water?
-T’boli
Lake Buhi
What do you call this other body of water?
-Camarines Sur
-where the Pandaka Pygmea can be found
Hornbill
What do you call this Philippine Fauna?
Deer
What do you call this Philippine Fauna?
Bayawak
What do you call this Philippine Fauna?
Waling-waling
What do you call this Philippine Flora?
-orchid
Tayabak
What do you call this Philippine Flora?
-can be found in the 1-peso coin
Rafflesia
What do you call this Philippine Flora?
-abundant during the rainy season
Kapa-kapa
What do you call this Philippine Flora?
Kapal-kapal baging
What do you call this Philippine Flora?
-can be found in the 5-cent coin
Nilad (plant)
Where is the word ‘Maynila” from?
Philippine Eagle
What is this national symbol?
Tarsier
What is this national symbol?
Pandaka Pygmea
What is this national symbol?
-found in Lake Buhi
Tamaraw
What is this national symbol?
Pilandok
What is this national symbol?
-aka mouse deer
Philippine Crocodile
What is this national symbol?
Minerals and Resources in the Philippines
Gold, Iron, Copper, Silver, Platinum,
Chromium, Manganese, Lead, Zinc,
Petroleum, Asbestos, Clay, Gypsum,
Lime, Salt, Sulphur, Marble, and Adobe
stone, as well as oil, are examples of ____________.
Abaca and Nipa
What are the main forest resources in the Philippines?
Wet and Dry Season
What are the two climates in the Philippines?
Pacific Ring of Fire
We are not safe from different geologic activities because we are within the ____________________________.
Luzon Earthquake
What is this geologic event that occurred in 1990?
Moro Gulf Earthquake
What is this geologic event that occurred in 1976?
Based on Myths
How did the islands form?
-The gods and the creation of universe
-The first knowledge about the world
-Topographical and physical features
-Calamities and natural events
-Establishment of natural order
-Origins of people, flora, and fauna
Pasi
Where did the word Pasig came from?
-husk/rice
Under
What is the definition of the word Idalom?
Hantik
Where did the city of Antique get its name?
Tipolo tree
Where did the city of Antipolo get its name?
Continental Drift Theory, Land Bridge Theory, Pacific Theory, Asiatic Theory
How did the islands form?
Based on Science
Continental Drift Theory
-16th century, 1912
-This theory believes that, “by virtue of plate tectonics or the ‘floating’ of continental plates towards or away from each other”
-Pangaea
Land Bridge Theory
-mid-1800s
-This theory believes that the Philippines is connected to the rest of Southeast Asia in the south, and mainland Asia in the north
Pacific Theory
-1900s
-This theory believes that the islands were formed by volcanic eruptions below the sea over 200 million years ago.
Asiatic Theory
-1950s
-This theory believes that the Philippines was the product of the process of diastrophism or the faulting and folding of the earth’s crust
Father Pedro Murillo Velarde Map
-It is the oldest existing map of the Philippines.
-created in 1734
-proves that the West Philippine is ours
Economic, Cultural, Socio-Political
How does Geography affect history?
Economic
-An example of how Geography affected history
-Pasig River, even before, has been important to us
Cultural
-An example of how Geography affected history
-Ethnic diversity
-Language barrier
Socio-Political
-An example of how Geography affected history
-Superiority/Stereotypes
