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• Geographic Coordinate System


  It enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude
• Terminologies associated with Geographic Coordinate System

  • Equator
  • Prime meridian
  • Great circles
• Equator


  It separates the northern and southern hemispheres
• Prime meridian


  It is the vertical line that passes through Greenwich, England, dividing Earth into western and eastern hemispheres
• Great circles


  Both the equator and the prime meridian are referred to as the great circles
• Terminologies associated with Geographic Coordinate System

  • Latitude
  • Parallels of latitude
  • Longitude
  • Meridians of longitude
• Latitude


  The north or south location of any place on Earth
• Parallels of latitude


  Imaginary lines drawn parallel to the equator
• Latitude range


  0° to 90°
• Longitude


  The east or west location of any place on Earth
• Meridians of longitude


  Imaginary lines drawn parallel to the prime meridian
• Longitude range


  0° to 180°
• Location of the Philippines

  A tropical country located in the Northern Hemisphere and East on the Southern coast specifically between 5° to 21° north latitude and 114° to 127° east longitude of the continent of Asia
• The Philippines is the second largest archipelago in the world, with a total land area of 300,000 km2 divided into about 7,640 individual islands
• Countries


  • Philippines
  • Russia
  • Japan
  • Netherland
  • Malaysia
  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • South Korea
  • Argentina
• Locating the Philippines with Respect to Landmasses

  Subregion of Asia, located to the southeast of the Asian continent. Bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and the Pacific Ocean, and to the south by the Indian Ocean.
• Landmasses surrounding the Philippines

  • ASIA
  • ANTARTICA
  • EUROPE
  • AFRICA
  • AUSTRALIA
  • NORTH AMERICA
  • SOUTH AMERICA
• Southeast Asia


  • Subregion of Asia, located to the southeast of the Asian continent
• The continent of Asia borders the Philippines to the north. North of the Philippines, you'll find China, Taiwan, and Korea. Malaysia and Indonesia are located to the south.
• Philippines


  An archipelago known for its incredible number of islands
• According to the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), the Philippines comprises of 7,641 islands. This number can fluctuate due to factors like tidal changes and ongoing geographical assessments.
• Philippines


  • Total area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 square miles), 5th largest island country in the world, divided into three island groups
• Island groups of the Philippines

  • Luzon
  • Visayas
  • Mindanao
• The large landmass in the southern part of the Philippines is Indonesia. It is a large archipelago, sits south of the Philippines. Even further south lies the continent of Australia.
• To the north, the Philippines is bordered by Asia. Other nearby landmasses include Malaysia and Taiwan to the west and New Guinea (part of Papua New Guinea) to the east.
• Because of its proximity to other Asian countries


  Filipinos are able to establish profitable trade partnerships with China, Japan, India, and Arab nations
• The Philippines occupies a strategic location

  Offering easy access to and from other Asian countries, numerous waterways make it a popular stopover for transpacific flights and a vital international port
• Scramble Word Game


  • NOPD
  • Kale
  • VRERI
  • ASHSEREO
  • ESA
  • ANOEC
  • RESMTA
  • ERFTALALW
• Hydrosphere


  Total amount of water on a planet, including water on the surface, underground, and in the air
• Properties that enable water to exist on Earth


  • Distance from the Sun
  • Mass
  • Oxygen-rich atmosphere
  • Magnetic field
  • Chemical composition
  • Greenhouse effect
• The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's Surface
• The five great oceans

  • Pacific Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Artic Ocean
  • Antarctic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean


  • Covers 1/3 of the Earth's surface (165.25 million sq km)
  • Bounded by Asia and Australia to the West and the Americas to the East, stretches from the Arctic in the North to the Antarctic Ocean in the South
• Atlantic Ocean


  • The second largest ocean and most heavily traveled, has a surface area of 82 million square kilometers
• Indian Ocean


  • Covers 1/5 of the world's total ocean area (73,440,000 sq km)
• Arctic Ocean


  • The smallest ocean located in the Northern Hemisphere, has an area of 14,090,000 square kilometers
• Southern Ocean


  • Also known as the Antarctic Ocean, has the coldest and deepest currents
• Locating the Philippines


  Mainly separated by the surrounding bodies of water from mainland Asia, located in the western Pacific Ocean along the Ring of Fire, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the South China Sea to the west, and the Sulu and Celebes Seas to the south
• Natural resources


  Materials created in nature that are used and usable by humans, including natural substances (e.g., soil, water) and energy supplies (e.g., coal, gas) that serve to satisfy human needs and wants
• Renewable sources of energy

  • Solar energy
  • Geothermal energy
  • Wind energy
  • Biomass
  • Hydropower
  • Tidal energy