LADNMASSES

Cards (30)

  • Coordinate System

    System used to locate places on Earth
  • Latitude
    Horizontal imaginary lines that run from East to West of a map or globe
  • Longitude
    Vertical imaginary lines that run from north and south of a map or globe
  • The Equator is Latitude
  • Climate zones
    • Tropics
    • Northern Temperate Zone
    • Southern Temperate Zone
    • Polar/Frigid Zones
  • The Prime Meridian is Longitude
  • The Western Hemisphere is west of the Prime Meridian, the Eastern Hemisphere is east of the Prime Meridian
  • Archipelago
    An area of a group or chain of islands surrounded by bodies of waters
  • The Philippines is an archipelago with 7,641 islands, the main islands being Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
  • Major landforms in the Philippines
    • Cape
    • Headland
    • Peninsula
    • Mountain range
    • Mountain
    • Volcano
    • Valley
    • Plateau
    • Hill
    • Plains
    • Wetland
  • Cape
    A large, narrow elevated landform that extends into the body of water such as ocean, river or lake
  • Headland
    A type of peninsula, usually high and extends out to a large body of water
  • Peninsula
    A piece of land surrounded by a body of water but connected to a mainland via an isthmus
  • Mountain range

    A chain of mountains bordered by high lands or separated from other mountains by valleys
  • Mountain
    A large landform that stretches above the surrounding land usually in the form of a peak
  • Volcano
    An opening of the planet surface, releasing magma or pyroclastic materials, which are ejected by explosive or effusive means
  • Valley
    A long depression in the surface of a land that usually contains a river
  • Plateau
    An area of high land usually consisting of relatively flat terrain
  • Hill
    A landform surrounding a terrain, such as the Chocolate Hills of Bohol
  • Plains
    Flat lands, such as the Central Luzon Plains, Manila Calabarzon, and Catbalogan Plains of western Samar
  • Wetland
    An area of land wherein the soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally
  • Bodies of water surrounding the Philippines
    • Luzon Strait
    • Philippine Sea
    • Pacific Ocean
    • West Philippine Sea/South China Sea
    • Celebes Sea
    • Sulu Sea
  • Bodies of water in the Philippines
    • Channel
    • Strait
    • Sea
    • Bay
    • Lake
    • River
    • Gulf
  • Channel
    A wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other
  • Strait

    A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water
  • Sea
    A large body of salt water, saline water connected to an ocean
  • Bay
    An area of water mostly surrounded by land, generally calmer water
  • Lake
    A body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land
  • River
    A natural flowing watercourse, usually a freshwater stream
  • Gulf
    A large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea, such as the Panay Gulf