Q2 -21ST CL (Week 5 & 6) Flashcards
The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago in ____ consisting of 7107 islands.
Southeast Asia
The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago in Southeast Asia consisting of ____ islands.
7107 islands
The Philippines is divided into _ regions within the three island
groups of Luzon (Regions I–V, Cordillera Administrative Region [CAR] and
National Capital Region [NCR]), Visayas (Regions VI–VIII) and Mindanao (Regions IX–XIII and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao).
17 regions
The metropolitan area that contains the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Metro Manila
The capital of the Philippines.
Manila
The metropolis is officially called the ____ and is composed of Manila plus 16 neighboring cities and municipalities, including Quezon City.
National Capital Region (NCR)
Luzon regions (8)
- Region I
- Region II
- Region III
- Region IV A
- Region IV B
- Region V
- Cordillera Administrative Region [CAR]
- National Capital Region [NCR]
Visayas regions
- Region VI
- Region VII
- Region VIII
Mindanao regions
- Region IX
- Region X
- Region XI
- Region XII
- Region XIII
- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
CAR meaning
Cordillera Administrative Region
NCR meaning
National Capital Region
Region I
Ilocos Region
Region II
Cagayan Valley
Region III
Central Luzon
Region IV A
CALABARZON
CALABARZON meaning
Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon
Region IV B
MIMAROPA
MIMAROPA meaning
Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.
Region V
Bicol Region
Region VI
Western Visayas
NIR
Negros Island Region
Region VII
Central Visayas
Region VIII
Eastern Visayas
Region IX
Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)
Region X
Northern Mindanao
Region XI
Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)
Region XII
Central Mindanao (SOCCSKSARGEN)