Earth and Science Lesson 1 continuation

• Western countries to the right to idl
• eastern counties to the left to idl

• The Philippines Location


  • Located between 4° and 21° north latitude
  • Located between 115° and 127° East longitude
• The more malayo from reference point, the Lower temperature
• Philippine Archipelago


  • Known as "Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas)"
  • A sovereign state in Southeast Asia in North Pacific Ocean
• To its north across the Luzon Strait


  Is Taiwan
• To the west, across the West Philippine Sea


  Sits Vietnam
• Sulu Sea in southwest


  Is between the Philippines and the island of Borneo
• Celebes Sea, to the South


  Separates the Philippines from some islands of Indonesia
• Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean, to the East

• • Total area = 300,000 square kilometers (km²)
  • 298, 170 km² is land
  • 1830 km² is water
• The Philippines has 7,641 islands and 2,000 of these islands are inhabited
• Three main islands


  • Luzon
  • Visayas
  • Mindanao
• the Philippinesis surrounded by bodies of water that separates it from the rest of Southeast Asia.


  • West Philippine Sea in West
  • Philippine Sea in East
  • Luzon Strait in North
  • Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea in South
• The Philippines has one of the longest coastlines in the world
• Three largest rivers


  • Cagayan River (Northern Luzon)
  • Rio Grande de Mindanao (Southern Mindanao)
  • Agusan River (Eastern Mindanao)
• Puerto Princesa Underground River in Palawan was declared one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in 2012
• Famous lakes


  • Laguna de Bay (between Laguna and Rizal)
  • Taal Lake (Batangas)
  • Sampaloc Lake (Laguna) • Bulusan Lake and Buhi Lake (Bicol)
• Famous waterfalls


  • Maria Cristina Falls (Lanao del Norte)
  • Pagsanjan Falls (Laguna)
• Lingayen Gulf (Pangasinan) is one of the major fishing grounds in the Philippines
• Candaba Swamp (Central Luzon) is a habitat for migratory birds that flock during winter in the Northern Hemisphere
• Philippines


  • Mountainous
  • Within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a volcanically active country
  • Mount Apo in Davao is the highest point at 2,954 meters above sea level
• Two massive mountain ranges


  • Sierra Madre (Aurora to Rizal)
  • Cordillera Central (Abra to Pangasinan)
• The Philippines is within the Pacific Ring of Fire, considered a volcanically active country
• Deep sea trenches

  • Philippine Trench (Philippine Deep)
  • Manila Trench
  • East Luzon Trench
  • Negros Trench
  • Sulu Trench
  • Cotabato Trench
• The Philippines


  Located using the surrounding bodies of water and landmasses
• Indicating measurements


  • Vertical - latitude
  • Horizontal - longitude or meridians
• North hemisphere


  Above the equator
• South hemisphere


  Under the equator
• Islands


  Land areas separated by seas
• Wonders of nature


  • Natural resources
• Wonders of the world


  • Handmade
• Waterfalls


  • Some are used to generate electrical power
• Mountain ranges


  Mountains that are connected
• Rain forests


  • Habitat to various species
• Pacific ring of fire


  Areas prone to earthquakes and has many volcanoes
• Active Volcanoes


  • Mayon Volcano (Bicol)
  • Taal Volcano (Batangas)
  • Mount Kanlaon (Negros)