Land Use And Misuse In The Philippines

Question 1

The Philippines has a total land area of

Answer 1

30 million hectares

Question 2

How many hectares has the forestland?

Answer 2

15.8 million hectared

53%

Question 3

Land Use

Answer 3

Residence
Timberland
National Parks
Military Reservation
Civil Reservation
Fishponds

Question 4

One of he world’s important resources

Answer 4

Forest Resources

Question 5

Serves as habitat for various birds, plants and other wildlife

Answer 5

Forest

Question 6

They prevent soil erosion, flooding and droughts

Answer 6

Trees

Question 7

The largest remaining forest patches in the Philippines

Found in northern and southern Luzon

Answer 7

Sierra Madre Mountain Range

Palawan, Mindanao

Eastern Visayas

Question 8

Includes Narra, Tindalo, Ipil and Akle

Answer 8

Molave Forest

Question 9

Found in places with high altitude such as Benguet, Mt. Province, Mindoro and Zambales

Answer 9

Pine Forests

Question 10

Used in paint manufacture

Answer 10

Turpentine

Question 11

For making cement

Answer 11

Long fibers

Question 12

Found in tidal flats at the mouth streams or rivers and on the shores of sheltered bays

Principal sources of firewood, tanbark, dyewood and charcoal

Answer 12

Mangroves

Question 13

Their growth prevents soil erosion and serves as protection forests

Answer 13

Mossy Forests

Question 14

Found in sandy beaches

Pandan, talisay, agoho and tawalis

Answer 14

Beach Forests

Question 15

Receives 79cm or more of rain each year

Answer 15

Tropical Rainforests

Question 16

It can lead to the extinction of several wildlife and plant species

Answer 16

Forest Destruction

Question 17

Provide for our domestic and industrial water requirements

Answer 17

Watershed

Question 18

Open ares used for pasture where the vegetation is predominantly grasses, glasslike plants, forbs of shrubs

Answer 18

Range Resources

Rangelands

Question 19

Destroys Rangelands

Answer 19

Overgrazing

Question 20

Also serve as a source of high quality water, clean air and open spaces that can be used as setting of recreation, agriculture, mining and communities

Answer 20

Range Resources

Rangelands