NSTPCWTS Lesson 9 Flashcards
Where is Philippines located?
Southeast Asia
How many islands are there in the Philippines?
7,107
Philippines is further divided into three (3) major groups of islands namely, what?
Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao
It is the biggest island group.
Luzon
It is the melting pot of Spanish, Chinese,
and Indo-Malayan cultures,
Visayas
It is where Chinese and Muslims are predominant.
Mindanao
There
are 17 administrative regions, namely, what are those?
National Capital Region (NCR); Ilocos Region (Region
I); Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); Cagayan Valley (Region II); Central Luzon
(Region III); CALABARZON (Region IV-A); MIMAROPA (Region IV-B); Bicol Region
(Region V); Western Visayas (Region VI); Central Visayas (Region VII); Eastern Visayas
(VIII); Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX); Northern Mindanao (Region X); Davao Region
(Region XI); SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII); Caraga Region (Region XIII); and, Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
It is the capital city.
Manila
It is the largest and most-
populous city.
Quezon City
What is the system of our government?
Democracy
The climate of the Philippines is, what?
Tropical and Maritime
It is the most important climatic element in the Philippines.
Rainfall