Cotabato

Question 1

The _______, called by the Spaniards the RILO GRANDE DE MINDANAO, is the longest in Mindanao and together with its tributaries, forms the chief means of transportation for conveying people and produce up and down the coast.

Answer 1

Pulangi River

Question 2

Maguindanao is known as the ________

Answer 2

People of the food plain

Question 3

Where doe Maguindanao usually thrive and live?

Answer 3

banks and broad river valley

Question 4

The interior of Cotabato region is a vast _______ crossed by sluggish, muddy streams which converge to the Pulangi River.

Answer 4

swampland

Question 5

Historically, before the coming of Islam, this geographic break was paralleled by a political division, namely:

Answer 5

• The lower valley (Sa-ilud) nearest the sea was the locus of the Sultanate of Maguindanao
• Upper Valley (Sa-raya) was loosely under the control of the Sultanate of Buayan

Question 6

It is known as the “stone fort” city

Answer 6

Cotabato city

Question 7

Cotabato city is located ____ miles from the mouth of Pulangi River

Answer 7

12

Question 8

Cotabato city is divided into four provinces, namely:

Answer 8

1. North Cotabato
2. South Cotabato
3. Maguindanao
4. Sultan Kudarat

Question 9

What is the primary livelihood of those who live in coastal Maguindanao?

Answer 9

Fishermen and traders

Question 10

what is the primary livelihood of those who live near the valley?

Answer 10

Rice farmers

Question 11

One or two communities among the Maguindanao manufacture __________, making beautiful _______, ________, and _______.

Answer 11

• Brassware
• Trays
• Urns
• Gongs