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prelim region 1 Flashcards

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1
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capital city

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manila

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2
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philippine arhipelago is made up of ____ islands

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7,107 island in western pacific ocean

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provinces of region 1

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ilocos norte
ilocos sur
la union
pangasinan

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4
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spanish arrived in 16th century

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convert them to catholicism

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the region was called by the spaniards ‘ylocos’

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which meant from the ‘lowlands’

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inhabitants are called

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ilocanos

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inhabitants called their place ‘samtoy’ from ‘sao mi toy’

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which means our language here’

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topography of ilocos norte

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3,622.91 sq kms
rugged and rocky and has mountains which run northwest in the cordilleras in the east

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9
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2 cities political subdivisions

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batac city
laoag city

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10
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21 municipalities

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adams
bacarra
badoc
bangui
banna
burgos
carasi
currimao
dingras
dumalneg
marcos
nueva era
pagudpud
paoay
pasuquin
piddig
pinili
san nicolas
sarrat
solsona
vintae

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11
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religion

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aglipayan
roman catholic
iglesia ni cristo
evangelicals
uccp

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12
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transportation going to Ilocos norte

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bus (florida, partas, farinas) 10-12 hrs
car 8-10 hrs
air (cebu pacific, philippine airline, airphil express) 45 minutes

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land transportation

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jeep
bus
tricycle
van
private cars
motorcycle
kalesa
bicycle

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14
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sea board transportation

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cruise ship

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15
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air transportation

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airplane
private jet

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16
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natural tourist attraction

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kapurpurawan rock formation
kabigan falls
bantay abot cave
paoay lake national park
sand dunes
badoc island

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17
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kapurpurawan rock formation

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formed thousand of years ago by accumulation of particles deposited to the shore by the forces of sea waves and wind

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18
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kabigan falls

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pagudpud’s great natural sight and worth the effort, it’s great relaxing place to visit

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19
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bantay abot cave

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also called ‘the underground sea’ for on top of the cave is a lustrous vegetative cover

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20
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paoay lake national park

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known as dacquel a danum. largest lake in the province of ilocos norte and one of the largest natural lakes in the area

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sand dunes

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mount, hill or ridge of sand that lies behind the part of the beach affected by tides

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22
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badoc island

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brathtaking and relaxing alternative to other beaches in ilocos norte

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23
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historical tourist

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st. agustine church
st. william cathedral
sta. monica church
st. andrew parish

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st. agustine church

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unique combination of gothic baroque and oriental, paoay church is included in the unesco’s world heritage list

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25
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st. william cathedral

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built in 1612 by augustinian friars to replace a wooden chapel

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sta. monica church

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largest church in the whole ilocos norte, most especially the length of the nave

27
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st. andrew parish

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located in bacarra, indigenous materials were used in the reconstruction of the building

28
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cultural tourist

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macalanang of the north
marcos museum and mausoleum
museo ilocos norte

29
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macalang of the north

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presidential musuem in paoay, residence of the family of Ferdinand marcos

30
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marcos museum and masoleum

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shows the memorabilia of the late president, from his stint in the armed forces

31
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museo ilocos norte

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shows history of ilocos norte.
gameng means ‘treasure’ and the museum is a tribute to the wealth of the province

32
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man made tourist

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patapat bridge
bangui windmills
cape bojeador lighthouse
tobacco monopoly movement

33
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patapat bridge

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coastal bridge connects maharlika highway from ilocos region to province of cagayan valley

34
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bangui windmills

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first windmills of southeast asia
hydro-electic power generation, one of lowest carbon emission footprints in asia

35
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cape bojeador lighthouse

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built in 1892, located in burgos
highest lighthouse in the philippines

36
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tobacco monopoly movement

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in marcos bridge
serve as memorial to the lifting of the tobacco monopoly which from 1872 to 1881

37
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foods

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tupig
pinakbet
dinengdeng
pinapaitan
empanada

38
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festivals and costumes

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ilcos norte

39
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adams

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hidden paradise of north
ginginubatan festival

40
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bacarra

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balikbayan town
bac-bacarra festival

41
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badoc

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the chosen place of la virgen milagrosa
virgen milagrosa festival

42
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bangui

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festival of amian
amian festival

43
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burgos

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home of kapurpurawan rock formation
saniata festival

44
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banna

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home of entrepreneur and innovation
panagabuos festival

45
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batac

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home of great leader
empanada festival

46
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carasi

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summer capital of east
magdadaran talip festival

47
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currimao

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home of dinaklisan
dinaklisan festival

48
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dingras

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rice granary
ani festival

49
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dumalneg

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haven of itneg
panagwawagi festival

50
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laoag

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sunshine city of north
pamulinawen festival

51
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marcos

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home of mannalon
mannalon festival

52
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nueva era

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haven of digos
tadek festival

53
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pagudpud

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boracay of the north
kangayedan festival

54
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paoay

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historic town
guling-guling

55
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pasuquin

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makers of finest salt and biscocho
panagsagana festival

56
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piddig

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historic town of basi revolt
basi festival

57
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pinili

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the chosen town
bawang festival

58
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san nicolas

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business center
damili festival

59
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sarrat

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first town of ilocandia
binakol festival

60
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solsona

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zone of rising sun
gameng festival

61
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vintar

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home of mighty siwawer
siwawer festival

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