LESSON 1.3

• Mountains


  usually formed by different geological processes like the movement of tectonic plates
• Mountain Belt


  group of mountain ranges that are similar in form, structure, and alignment
• Philippines


  comprised of mostly mountainous regions with narrow to extensive coastal lands
• Mt. Apo


  highest point at 2, 954 above sea level
• Central Cordillera


  the central mountain chain of Luzon which cuts across the north to the Luzon strait from the northern boundary of the central plain
• Orogen


  belt of Earth's crust involved in mountain formation caused by the compression of ancient sedimentary and igneous terraces
• Mt. Pulag


  highest peak of central cordillera which reaches an elevation of 2, 922 meters
• Sierra Madre


  longest mountain range in the country
• Caraballo Mountains


  connect Sierra Madre Mountains with the Central Cordillera
• Cagayan


  longest river in the country
• Zambales Mountains


  lies on the western island of Luzon
• Ophiolite


  abducted slice of oceanic crust emplaced during subduction
• Mt. Pinatubo


  only active volcano in the Zambales Mountains
• Mt. Tapulao


  highest peak of the Zambales Mountains with a height of 2, 037 meters
• Central Panay Mountain Range or Antique Range


  longest mountain range in Panay Island
• Mount Madjaas 


  highest point of Antique Range with an elevation of about 2,100 meters above sea level
• Kalatungan Mountain Range


  this mountain range is situated in Northern Mindanao
• Mount Kalatungan


  highest peak of Kalatungan Mountain Rnage which reaches a height of 2 824 meters
• Kitanglad Mountain Range


  located in the northern central part of Bukidnon Province
• Mount Dulang-dulang


  highest peak of Kitanglad mountain Range with an altitude of 2, 941 meters
• Pantaron Mountain Range


  central cordillera of Mindanao