Module 3 Flashcards
Theories of Philippine archipelago
It was believed that the Philippines is a remnant of a vast continent in the Pacific that had sunk during pre-historic times.
Part of Pacific Lost Continent theory
The Pacific lost continent was called _____
Lemuria/Mur
A geological engineer who proposed the Volcanic Origin theory of the Philippines.
Dr. Bailey Willis
The seismic belt where Philippines is located, making it a hotpot of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
Pacific Ring of Fire
Theories of Philippine archipelago
The Philippines was born due to the eruptions of sea volcanoes in remote epochs
Volcanic Origin theory
Theories of Philippine archipelago
Philippines was once part of a landmass bridging China and the Asia Mainland, to Borneo, Indonesia, New Guinea and even Australia
Land Bridges theory
During the ____ age, about 250,000 years ago, the world’s ice sheets melted and caused sea levels to rise. Consequently, the lower land regions, including the land bridges linking Asia and the Philippines were submerged.
post-glacial age
An extension of the coastal shelf of Southeast Asia that included the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo to Palawan
Sunda Shelf
From Borneo, the Philippines was linked through a narrow projection of island now occupied by _______, _______ and ________
Balabac
Palawan
Calamianes
The ____ is an extension of the coastal shelf of Australia. It covers the islands of _____ and the _________.
1) Sahul Shelf
2) New Guinea
3) Aru Islands of Indonesia
The Land Bridges theory is supported by the following:
- similarity of fauna and flora between Asia anf Philippines
- similarity of rock structure
- existence of shallow China sea between Asia Mainland and the Philippines
- presence of a fore deep at the deep eastern margin of the Philippines
Names given by the Chinese to Manila, Visayas and Mindanao respectively.
Malilu, Pishoye and Mintolang
Ma-I is generally accepted to refer to the island of Mindoro because of its ______ and ______ in the Chinese mainland
gold, proximity
Ferdinand Magellan named Philippines as ________ (Archipelago of St. Lazarus) because _________.
1) Islas de San Lazaro
2) The Feast of St. Lazarus was also celebrated that day
The name Philippines was derived from ________ given by the Spanish navigator ____ in honor of ________.
1) Felipinas/Filipinas
2) Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
3) Prince Felipe of Asturias
At first, the name Felipinas refers to ______ and ______ before it was given to the whole archipelago.
Samar, Leyte
The Spanish name of the Philippine archipelago was changed to ________ during American regime
Philippine Islands
The Philippine archipelago was renamed ________ after the recognition of its dependence in 1946.
Republic of the Philippines
A name proposed to the archipelago by Artemio Ricarte in honor of Jose Rizal.
Rizaline Republic
Ferdinand Marcos attempted to change the name of the Philippines to _______
Maharlika
Philippines is made up of ____ islands
7,641
The total land area of Philippines
115,707 sq. miles
The Philippines is an ____________ archipelago of numerous islands and islets
inverted Y-shape
The highest mountain in Mindanao, standing at approximately at 2,954m high
Mt. Apo
Three large mountain ranges in Luzon
- Western Carabello Mountain Range
- Sierra Madre Mountain Range
- Carabello de Baler Mountain Range
The small mountain ranges outside the large Luzon mountain ranges.
Zambales Ridge
Tagaytay Ridge
True or False
Mindoro, Panay and Negros have large mountain ranges
False
Four distinct mountain ranges of Mindanao
Eastern Mountain Range
Central Eastern Mountain Range
Western Mountain Range
Central Western MOuntain Range
This mountain range starts at Surigao and follows the Pacific coast
Eastern Mountain Range
This mountain range starts at Butuan and extends to Agusan on the east and Pulangui in the west
Central Eastern mountain ranges
This mountain range starts at Mt. Apo, follows the boundary of Cotabato, and ends at the Zamboanga Peninsula
Central Western Mountain Range
This mountain range starts at west of Iligan Bay and ends at the shores of Basilan Strait
Western Range
This mountain range starts at west of Iligan Bay and ends at the shores of Basilan Strait
Western Range
Philippines has an oil called ____ found at Mamplaya, Palawan
black gold
Theories of Philippines’ distant past
Spanish theologians during their colonization related the Filipinos was part of God’s creation
The Story of God’s creation in the Bible
The first settler of Philippines together with his brothers and descendants, who was also Noah’s grandson according to Jesuit historian Fr. Francisco Colin
Tharsis
Theories of Philippines’ distant past
creation stories popularized by the various tribal groups of the islands in Filipino mythology
Legends and myths made up by imaginative people
Theories of Philippines’ distant past
man came from apelike creature who lived thousands of years ago in caves and have very crude tools
story of evolution made by scientists
He was thought as the first man in the Philippines in 1965, who lived in the caves of Tabon, Southwest Palawan province.
Tabon Man
He was also believed to belong to Stone age because of stone tools and weapons discovered.
Species whose fossilized remains were recovered in Luzon
Homo luzonensis
models of migration
This a theory by Peter Bellwood that between 4500-5000 BC, agricultural technology development in Yunnan Plateau, Mainland China created pressures that drove certain people to migrate to Taiwan, who were referred to as the ____ who used Proto-Austronesian as their language.
1) Bellwood’s Austronesian Diffusion Theory/Out-of-Taiwan theory
2) Austronesians
models of migration
An alternative model by Wilhelm Solheim based on the maritime movement of people over direct routes and directions. It suggessts that the ____ (artificial term derived from Austronesian words “nusa” and “tao”) in the Southeastern Islands
1) The Nusantao Maritime Trading Network
2) Nusantao
Nusantao seafarers traversed Asia-Pacific Region _______
from the southward going northward
models of migration
Theory by Felipe Landa Jocano
Core Population Theory
Common characteristics among Austronesians
- Practice of Tattooing
- Outrigger Canoes
- Prehistoric Art Styles
- Social characters
Three Phases of Core Population Theory
- Formative Phase
- Incipient Phase
- Emergent Phase
core population theory
It refers to the technological develpoment and cultural adaptation that took place during the Pleistocene
Formative Phase
core population theory
It is characterized by the development of metal tools and pottery
Incipient Phase
It is characterized by the development of metal tools and pottery
Incipient Phase
core population theory
The beginning of trade by local inhabitants to other parts of Asia and the Middle East
Emergent Phase
Three important characteristics of Core Population theory
- They stand out co-equal as ethnic group without anyone being the dominant group, racially or culturally
- The differences are due to the differences in their response to their environment
- Similarities are due to the adjustment to their environment
