Philippines Flashcards

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1
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Population

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91 million

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2
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GDP per capita

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$5,000

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3
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HDI

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0.75

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Landscape

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Mountainous, crowded coastal lowlands, 7,000 islands, on a typhoon belt

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5
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On a mobile plate boundary

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Philippines and Eurasian plate, destructive plate boundary

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6
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Typhoons are

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The main hazard with 20 a year

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7
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Volcanic eruptions are explosive

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With dangerous mudflows

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8
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Earthquakes are common

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100% of the country is at risk

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9
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Occasional drought associated with

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El Niño years

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10
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Landslides are common

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In mountainous areas

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11
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Densely populated

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Rapidly developing country

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12
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Vulnerability is increased by

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Poverty, deforestation, poor land management and rapid urbanisation

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13
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Status

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Lower middle income county

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