Module 2: The Philippine Islands

Question 1

during this period, major volcanic and tectonic
activity; large islands in the
Philippines slowly evolving
to their present-day forms

Answer 1

eocene period

Question 2

how many km from Y’Ami Island in Batanes?

Answer 2

1850 km

Question 3

these are used as basis for our ancestor’s history

Answer 3

myths

Question 4

this period happened 6 million (late miocene period) BCE

Answer 4

miocene period

Question 5

how many islands are there in philippine archipelago?

Answer 5

7641

Question 6

southwest monsoon (mid-May – October); heavy
rainfall that often results in
floods

Answer 6

habagat

Question 7

this period happened 37-26 million BCE

Answer 7

Oligocene period

Question 8

these are under the tertiary period

Answer 8

1. Eocene period
2. Oligocene period
3. Miocene period

Question 9

how many islands cover 94% of the total land area?

Answer 9

11

Question 10

proliferation of sea floor happened during this period

Answer 10

oligocene period

Question 11

who drafted the continental drift theory?

Answer 11

Abraham Ortelius

Question 12

these are sacred narratives explaining how the world
and man came to be in their present form

Answer 12

Myths

Question 13

these answered our ancestors’ lack of information about their own past

Answer 13

myths

Question 14

boundaries of Philippine Archipelago

Answer 14

east - philippine sea, pacific ocean
west - west philippine sea
south - celebes sea
north - taiwan

Question 15

major city in sulu?

Answer 15

jolo

Question 16

8 classifications of myths

Answer 16

1. the gods
2. topographical features
3. cosmogony and cosmology
4. world calamities
5. establishment of natural order
6. creation/origin of animal life
7. creation and ordering of human life
8. creation/origin of plant life

Question 17

this period happened 53-37 million BCE

Answer 17

Eocene period

Question 18

northeast monsoon (Nov – Feb); cool and dry wind

Answer 18

amihan

Question 19

who drafter the “The Asiatic Theory: Diastrophism”?

Answer 19

Leopoldo Faustino

Question 20

coordinates of Philippines

Answer 20

4°23 N to 21°25 N and
116° E to 127° E

Question 21

who drafted the land bridge theory?

Answer 21

Jules Marcou

Question 22

these are formed after the collision of the Eurasian Plate, the Philippine Sea
Plate, and the Indo-Australian Plate

Answer 22

island arcs

Question 23

island arc are formed after the collision of the __________________, the _______________________, and the ________________________

Answer 23

Eurasian Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, Indo-Australian Plate

Question 24

total land area of the Philippines?

Answer 24

299,000

Question 25

land area percentage of mindanao?

Answer 25

32.6%

Question 26

what year did the continental drift theory was drafted?

Answer 26

1596

Question 27

when did the The Land Bridge Theory was drafted?

Answer 27

1857

Question 28

these are considered to be truthful accounts of what happened in the remote past – at least in the society in which they are told

Answer 28

myths

Question 29

this is located between Taiwan and Borneo, about 800km from the Asian mainland

Answer 29

Philippine Archipelago

Question 30

volcanic activity, subduction happened during this period

Answer 30

miocene period

Question 31

these are the major inter-related system of faults throughout the whole of the Philippine Archipelago

Answer 31

* Plains of Central Luzon * Volcanoes of Leyte * Wetlands of Agusan del Sur

Question 32

major cities in mindanao?

Answer 32

davao, cotabato, and zambooanga

Question 33

who drafted the "The Volcanic Origins Theory"?

Answer 33

Bailey Willis

Question 34

how long is the major inter-related system of faults throughout the whole of the Philippine Archipelago

Answer 34

1300 km

Question 35

during this period, large part of the Philippines emerged to its present-day form

Answer 35

pleistocene period

Question 36

this period happened 65 million BCE

Answer 36

tertiary period

Question 37

this means consisting of land and water

Answer 37

terraqueous country

Question 38

it is the long seismically active belt of earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and tectonic plate boundaries that fringes the Pacific basin

Answer 38

pacific ring of fire

Question 39

how many types of climate are there in the Philippines

Answer 39

four types

Question 40

this period happened 2 million BCE

Answer 40

Pleistocene Period

Question 41

land area percentage of luzon

Answer 41

35%

Question 42

Philippine is entirely located within the?

Answer 42

tropical zone

Question 43

annual temperature in manila

Answer 43

28.1C