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75 Cards in this Set
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The Philippines is an archipelago... |
Lying southeast of the coast of the mainland of Asia |
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What hemisphere is the Philippines located? |
Northern Hemisphere which is located a little above the equator |
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How many islands does Philippones have? |
7,107 islands, some 4,000 have no names |
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The ten biggest islands of Philippines |
Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Samar, Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu and Bohol |
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Total land area of the Philippines |
300,000 square kilometers |
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The northern island of Luzon is ________ away from the island of Taiwan |
100 kilometers |
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North and west of the archipelago lies the ______ |
South China Sea |
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To the east is the ______ |
Pacific Ocean |
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To the south are the _______ and the _______ |
Celebes Sea and the waters of Borneo |
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The coastline of the Philippines is ____ |
Irregular |
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The coastline of the Philippines stretches for about _____ |
36,289 kilometers |
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Because of the irregular coastline, the country abounds in ____, _____, and ______ |
good harbors, landlocked straits, and hundreds of small rivers, bays, and lakes |
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Is considered one of the finest natural harbors in the world |
Manila Bay |
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Where is the Philippine Deep found |
At the east of the Philippines near Samar and Leyte |
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Is considered as one of the deepest sea trenches in the world |
The Philippine Deep |
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Highest peak found in the Mindanao |
Mount Apo |
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The second highest peak found in Bukidnon |
Mount Dulang-dulang |
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The three large mountain ranges in Luzon |
1. Western Caraballo Mountain Range 2. Sierra Madre Mountain Range 3. Caraballo de Baler |
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The longest mountain range in the Philippines |
Sierra Madre |
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Outside of these big mountain ranges are the small mountain ranges of ____ and the _____ |
Zambales and the Tagaytay range |
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How many volcanoes are active in the Philippines? |
Twenty-six, while the rest are supposed to be dormant |
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The most famous of these volcanoes are |
1. Iraya in Batanes 2. Taal in Batangas 3. Banahaw in Quezon 4. Mayon in Albay 5. Bulusan in Sorsogon 6. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin Island 7. Makaturing in Lanao |
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The most active of these volcanoes |
Mayon and Taal |
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Is famous for its perfect cone shape |
Mayon |
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Is famous for being the smallest volcano in the world |
Taal |
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The Philippines is within what is called the seismic belt and thus part of the _____ |
Pacific Ring of Fire |
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The Philippines has a tropical and maritime climate which is tempered by the breeze from the _____ on the east and the ______ on the west |
Pacific Ocean, China Sea |
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Based on rainfall and temperature, there are two major seasons: |
The dry seasons which extends from December to May and the wet season which extend from June to November |
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The hottest month of the year |
May |
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Coldest month |
January |
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They have influenced the climate and weather of the country |
Typhoons |
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These typhoons may be classified into ____ and ____ |
Remarkable and Ordinary |
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Typhoons and tropical cyclones most frequently enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) during the months of ______ |
July to October |
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Some of the worst typhoons that ever struck the country include |
1. Uring in November 1991 2. Rosing in October 1995 3. Reming in November 2006 4. Ondoy in September 2009 5. Pepeng in October 2009 |
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Its discovery at Malampaya, Palawan has encouraged foreign and Filipino firms to drill wells for oil |
Black Gold |
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This law is premised on the concept of the involvement of local communities in biodiversity conversation and habitat management |
National Intergrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Bill of 1992 (RA 7586) |
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Is tha main crop of the country and is cultivated in large quantities in Central Luzon, Western Visayas, and Mindanao |
Rice |
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Several factors why the production of rice is insufficient: |
1. Destructive typhoons and floods often destroys thousands upon thousands of rice lands 2. The agricultural sector remains backward despite government efforts to modernize it 3. The production shift to sources of biofuels 4. The massive conversion of farm lands for residential and commercial use. |
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The population of the Philippines as of 2019 is |
108,267,949 |
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Based on the latest figures from the Philippines Statistics Authority, the Philippines has one of the fastest-growing population with a birth rate of |
22.55/1000 |
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Life expectancy stands at Male |
66.2 |
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Life expectancy stands at Female |
72.6 |
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Total Life expectancy |
69.3 |
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Philippines World Life Expectancy ranking of |
123 |
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The majority of the Filipinos belong to the _____ ethnic group |
Austronesian |
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The offspring of a native Filipino and a foreigner, whether a Chinese, Spaniard, or American |
Mestizo |
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There are ____ spoken languages with almost all of them belonging to the Austronesian language family |
170 |
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Major languages |
Bicolano, Bisaya, Chabacano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, Pangasinense, Tagalog, Tausug, and Warat |
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Is the national language |
Filipino |
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Official languages of the country |
Filipino and English |
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The Philippines is a _______ with three co-equal branches |
Constitutional Republic |
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Co-equal branches of the Philippines' constitutional republic |
1. The executive branch 2. The legislative branch 3. The judiciary branch |
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Administers the functions of the government through the cabinet that is made up of departments and headed by department secretaries |
Executive Branch |
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Executive branch headed by the |
President and the Vice President |
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Responsible for enacting bills into laws |
Legislative branch |
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The legislative branch is composed of |
The Senate (Upper House) and the House of Representatives (Lower House) |
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Legislative branch led by |
The Senate President and the Speaker of the House |
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The Senate |
Senate President |
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House of Representatives |
Speaker of the House |
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Consists of the systems of courts with Supreme Court as the highest court in the land |
Judiciary branch |
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Judiciary Branch headed by |
Chief Justice |
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Each province is headed by a _____ and has its own legislative body called _____ |
Governor, Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
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The provinces are composed of _____ and _____ |
cities and municipalities |
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Cities and municipalities are divided into ______ |
Barangays |
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Is the smallest political unit of the country and headed by a barangay captain |
Barangay |
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Is the most common trait of the Filipinos |
Hospitality |
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Filipinos maintain ______ |
Closed family ties |
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Is the basic unit of society |
Family |
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Is one of the best Filipino traits. Filipino parents exercise moral influence over their children. |
Respect for elders |
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Are those aspects in life that include customs, traditions, etc. |
Values |
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A sense of togetherness or comradeship |
Pakikisama |
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Debt of gratitude is another Filipino value |
Utang na loob |
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Kahihiyan (means sense of shame) |
Hiya |
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Filipino Traits |
1. Hospitality 2. Closed family ties 3. Respect for elders 4. Sentimental |
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Filipino values |
1. Pakikisama 2. Utang na loob 3. Hiya |
