FINALS Flashcards

1
Q

total land area

A

Approximately 300,000 square kilometers

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2
Q

largest group of islands in the Philippines

A

Luzon

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2
Q

longest mountain range

A

Sierra Madre Mountain Range

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3
Q

three main geographical divisions of the Philippines

A

Luzon, visayas, mindanao

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4
Q

smallest province and northernmost province

A

Batanes

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5
Q

highest peak in the Philippines

A

Mt. apo

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6
Q

largest lake

A

Laguna de bay

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7
Q

longest river

A

Cagayan River or Rio Grande de Cagayan

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8
Q

known for its near-perfect cone shape

A

Mayon Volcano

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9
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a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the Philippines’ famous marine sanctuaries.

A

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

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10
Q

New 7 Wonders of Nature

A

Puerto Princesa Underground River

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11
Q

Eighth Wonder of the World

A

The Banaue Rice Terraces

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12
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longest bridge in the Philippines, connecting Leyte and Samar

A

San Juanico Bridge

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13
Q

second-largest island in the Philippines

A

mindanao

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14
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smallest active volcano

A

taal volcano

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15
Q

cleanest inland body of water

A

Hinatuan Enchanted River

16
Q

one of the largest and rarest eagles globally, is endemic to the Philippines

A

Philippine eagle

17
Q

Sugar Bowl of the Philippines

A

Negros Occidental

18
Q

Southern Leyte is recognized as the site of the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines in 1521.

A

Limasawa Island

19
Q

Eastern Samar is historically significant as one of Ferdinand Magellan’s landing sites.

A

Homonhon Island

20
Q

what does lami-lamihan means?

A

Merry-making

21
Q

What does kalilang and kariyala means?

A

Merrymaking and Thanksgiving

22
Q

this are known as people of the lake

A

Maranao