LADNMASSES

• 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 0° Latitude
• Climate zones


  • Tropics
  • Northern Temperate Zone
  • Southern Temperate Zone
  • Polar/Frigid Zones
• The Prime Meridian is 0° 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