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Chapter 17 L.42 Flashcards

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1
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The Philippines name is also followed by….a term derived from Greek expressions archi-(which means chief) and pelagic+which means sea). This term refers to any sea with many islands or to such group of islands

A

Archipelago

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How many islands does the Philippines have

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7641 islands

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3
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3 divisions of the Philippines

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Luzon, visayas and Mindanao

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Capital city of the Philippines

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Manila

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The most populoud city of the Philippines

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Quezon city

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6
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The Philippines has an area of

around….

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300,000 km^2(120,000 sq mi)

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7
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The Philippines has a population of around ………. people

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109 million

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The Philippines as of 2020,it is the _ most populated country in the asia and _ most populated country in the world.

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8th

13th

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The Philippines were claimed in the name of _ on _ by _, Portugese explorer sailing for Spain,who named the islands after King Philip II of Spain.By the 1830s Spanish culture and thought had
penetrated into Filipino culture to the extent that the Filipino people began thinking about liberation from Spain.

A

Spain
1521
Ferdinand Magellan

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_, Rizal proclaimed the Philippines _

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Decent 30,1896

“The Pearl of Oriental Seas”

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Rizals death

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Dec 30

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12
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What did Jose Rizal study and where?

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Medicine

Santo tomas in the Phil. And the university of Madrid

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13
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sits at the northern end of the Philippines and is the country’s largest island.It is known for mountains,beaches,and coral reefs.

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Luzon

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one of the Philippines 3 main island groups.This island consists of small,scattered islands witnessed an important historical event.It is also
home to a number of pristine,white sand
beaches.

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Visayas

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encompasses the large island of Mindanao
plus smaller islands in the southern Philippines.Its largest city is Davao the
Philippine Eagle Center.It is known for being the second largest group next to luzon.Mindanao is dubbed as the “Land of Promise” for its
promising natural resources.

A

Mindanao

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16
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8 regions of luzon

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Ilocos coastal plains
Central Cordillera
Cagayan valley
Eastern Cordillera
Western Cordillera
Central plain
Southwestern volcanic region with that at the center
Southwestern volcanic region with mayon as the center
17
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This is a narrow strip of land facing the West Philippine Sea formally called china sea

A

Luzon, Ilocos coastal plain

18
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Are hills or ridges of sand piled up by the wind

A

Sand dunes

19
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This is a mountain region stretching from kalinga to benguet

A

Luzon, Central Cordillera

20
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This lies between the central Cordillera and the Sierra Madre mountains. This valley is drained by the cagayan river

A

Cagayan valley

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This is the longest mountain system of the country at the Eastern side of luzon facing the Pacific Ocean. It covers the provinces of cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, quirino, Nueva ecija, Aurora and Quezon

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Luzon, Eastern Cordillera also called Sierra Madre mountains

22
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This mountain range extends from the northwestern part of pangasinan to the Bataan Peninsula in the South. Mt. Pinatubo, high peak, Mt. Native, Mt. Samat, Mt. Mariveles

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Luzon, Western Cordillera also called the zambales mountain range

23
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This is the largest level Lowland east of the zambales mountain range

A

Luzon, Central plain

24
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This region has volcanic upland, plains, and lakes. The prominent features are taal volcano, taal lake, Laguna de bay, Mt. Makiling and Mt. Banahaw

A

Luzon, Southwestern volcanic region with taal at the center

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This covers the irregularly shaped bicol peninsula. The prominent features are volcanic peaks, lakes, level lands

A

Luzon, Southwestern volcanic region with mayon as the center

26
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Different visayan surface features

A 
Panay
Negroes
Cebu
Bohol
Leyte
Samar
27
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Composed of the provinces of aklan, antique, capiz and iloilo

A

Visayas

28
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Composed of the provinces of aklan, antique, capiz and iloilo has 3 distinct features western uplands, central Lowlands, eastern uplands

A

Visayas, Panay

29
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Composed of the provinces of aklan, antique, capiz and iloilo

A

Visayas

30
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Which is composed of the provinces of negros Occidental and negros oriental has the following surface features volcanoes and fertile plains

A

Negros

31
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Has a mountain range that extends throughout the entire length of this elongated island

A

Cebu

32
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Has a relatively flat highland extending to the north east-south east direction. The famous chocolate hills of Bohol are composed of sedimentary rocks.

A

Bohol

33
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Has a mountainous interior extending from the north to the south coast

A

Leyte

34
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Has many hills ranging from 300 to 800 meters in elevation

A

Samar

35
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Mindanao has great variety of landforms including the following

A

High and rugged mountain ranges
Plateaus
Large swampy plains

36
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High rugged mountain ranges which includes

A

The diwata mountains that run along the eastern coast
The central range that runs through the length of Mindanao
The mountain ranges of Zamboanga peninsula and misamis Occidental

37
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Plateaus which includes

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The lanao bukidon plateau

The tiruray tableland of cotabato

38
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Large swampy plains including

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The agusan Davao plain between diwata mountains and the central range
The cotabato valley which is abt 200kilometers in length about 80kilometers in width

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