Chapter 7 and 8 Geography

• CAR means Cordillera Administrative Region
• The regional center of Cordillera is Baguio
• The Provinces in Cordillera Administrative Region are:

  • Abra
  • Apayao
  • Benguet
  • Ifugao
  • Kalinga
  • Mountain Province
• The capital city of Abra is Bangued
• The capital city of Apayao is Kabugao
• The capital city of Benguet is La Trinidad
• The capital city of Ifugao is Lagawe
• The capital city of Kalinga is Tabuk
• The capital city of Mountain Province is Bontoc
• Geographical Check

  Cordillera Administrative Region

  A) Abra

  B) Apayao

  C) Benguet

  D) Kalinga

  E) Mountain Province

  F) Ifugao

  
• Geographical Check:

  BICOL REGION

  A) Camarines Norte

  B) Camarines Sur

  C) Catanduanes

  D) Albay

  E) Masbate

  F) Sorsogon

  
• The largest province in CAR is the Apayao
• The smallest Province in CAR is the Mountain Province
• The Cordillera Administrative Region called as the only landlocked region in the country.
• Abrenian Kawayan Festival - showcase of bamboo as the major product in Abra.
• Arya Abra - commemoration of the creation of the province in 1917.
• Tingguian Festival - ethno-cultural celebration that features traditional dances, songs, and rituals of the Tingguians.
• Say-am Festival - a thanksgiving festival for bountiful harvest.
• Adivay Festival - a showcase of unity and cooperation while promoting their farmed vegetable harvest.
• Strawberry festival - a showcase of the iconic product of Benguet, strawberries.
• Panagbenga festival - a celebration of the season of different variety of flowers.
• Imbayah festival - annual wooden scooter racing event.
• Gotad ad festival - showcase of their old cultures and traditions.
• Matagoan festival - cultural festival showacasing cultural practices of the eight sub-tribes of Tabuk.
• Ullalim festival - a cultural festival showcasing the life and culture of Kalinga through their traditional sports, crafts, and indigenous food.
• Lang-ay festival - a cultural celebration showcasing the culture and tradition of the province through their tribal dances and songs.
• Igorot - the major cultural group in CAR
• Three generalized groupings

  • Kabugao madaya tawit
  • Karawagan
  • Talifugu

  means riverine oriented and practice slash and burn cultivation.
• Ifugao - world famous for their spectacular rice terraces.
• Kadangyan - means rich, in group means rich inside and rich in culture.
• Ibaloi - large ethnic group found in Benguet.
• Rice Terracing - drainage system
• baknang - rich
• tongtong - a council of elders
• abitug - poor
• MAJOR INDUSTRIES in CAR's EXPORT PRODUCT

  • ethnic wood carving
  • hand-wooden materials
• Bicol Region has become an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists.
• The Provinces in Bicol:

  • Albay
  • Camarines Norte
  • Camarines Sur
  • Catanduanes
  • Masbate
  • Sorsogon
• The capital city of albay is Legazpi city
• the capital city of camarines norte is Daet