WEEK 2

• The Philippines is gifted with a lot of natural resources due to its location and topography
• Water resources in the Philippines

  • Beaches
  • Lakes
  • Rivers
  • Swamps
• Water is very essential to life and is used for domestic activities, irrigation, industries, electricity, and fun/relaxation
• The right temperature and abundant rainfall in the Philippines make it a mega diverse country with high diversity of plants and animals
• Land resources in the Philippines

  • Soil suited for agriculture (rice, corn, sugarcane, coconut, abaca)
  • Rocks and minerals (gold, copper, iron, nickel, sand, gravel, limestone, marble, clay)
• The Philippines' location along the Pacific Ring of Fire is the reason for its abundant supply of rocks, minerals, and fossil fuels
• Fossil fuels found in the Philippines

  • Coal
  • Natural gas
• Fossil fuels are slowly being exhausted, so alternative sources of clean and cheap energy are being adopted
• Alternative energy resources in the Philippines

  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy
  • Hydropower
  • Geothermal energy
• Natural resources play a vital role in the Philippines' survival, so they need to be used wisely and conserved for the future