TRIVIAS: Geological Monuments Flashcards

1
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Famous Hiking Destination in Tanay Rizal

A

Nagpatong Rock Formation

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2
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Made up of two towering limestone cliffs placed on top of each other

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Nagpatong Rock Formation

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was formed by the interaction of wind, sea and river that caused erosion and deposition

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La Paz Sand Dunes

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4
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La Paz Sand Dunes is located at _____________

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Laoag, Ilocos Norte

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5
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A sand bar located at Bantayan Island, Municipality of Sta. Fe, Bohol

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Virgin Island

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6
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A limestone cave located in the foothills of Sierra Madre near the Wawa Dam in Rizal

A

Pamitinan Cave

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7
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Considered to be the widest river in the Philippines

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Cagayan River

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8
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Cagayan River has a span of ________ km and has many tributaries

A

400

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9
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The widest lake in the Philippines

A

Laguna de Bay

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10
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Laguna de Bay has an area of ________

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356 sq. miles

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11
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A large potentially active andesitic stratovolcano located at the southern tip of Marinduque

A

Mount Malindig

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12
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A dormant volcano located on the border of Cavite and Batangas

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Mount Pico De Loro

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13
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Second highest waterfalls in the Philippines

A

Limunsudan Falls

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14
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Limunsudan Falls is located at __________

A

Iligan City

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15
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Sometimes called “twin falls” as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfalls

A

Maria Cristina Falls

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16
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A Multi-tiered falls found in Bislig, Surigiao del Sur

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Tinuy-an Falls

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17
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Widest waterfall in the Philippines

A

Tinuy-an Falls

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18
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a deep spring river and has an underground cave system. found in Hinatuan, Surigao

A

Hinatuan Enchanted River

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19
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Hinatuan Enchanted river has a depth of around ___________

A

80 feet

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20
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Featured by extreme steep positive shapes known as “towers”

A

St. Paul Limestone Formation

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21
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St. Paul Limestone Formation is found in ________________

A

Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan

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22
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worlds largest caldera

A

Apolaki Caldera

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23
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Apolaki Caldera is located in _____________

A

Benham Rise

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24
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a conservation area of about 1500 hectares between the towns of Tanay and Baras in Rizal Province

A

Masungi Georeserve

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25
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The tenth longest cave in the Philippines

A

Colapnitan Cave

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26
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Colapnitan Cave has a length of _____________

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2856 meter

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27
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A limestone formation located on the rocky coast of Burgos, Ilocos Norte

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Kapurpurawan Rock Formation

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28
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A karst forest that is a part of the Madlum Formation

A

Biak na Bato National Park

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29
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Older Gneissic Complex of the metamorphics in the Indian Peninsula

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Peninsular Gneiss

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30
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Best exposed sequence of a complete ophiolite in the Philippines

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Zambales Ophiolite Complex

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31
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Crater found in Banud, Davao

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low relief volcanic crater / Maar

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32
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A low volcano that is formed due to a phreatomagmatic eruption

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low relief volcanic crater / Maar

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33
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Composed of tilted beds of calcareous sandstones and mudstone cropping out of the reef flats and tide pools

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Rakitdakit Rock Formation

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34
Q

Rakitdakit Rock Formation is located at ________________

A

Northern Samar

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35
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Oldest artwork in the Philippines engraved on the wall of a shallow cave of volcanic tuff

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Angono petroglyphs

36
Q

The biggest limestone Formation and Highest cliff in El Nido

A

Taraw Cliff

37
Q

Large igneous province located in the West Philippine Basin

A

Benham Rise

38
Q

Karst Formation composed of 200+ caves also known as “Cradle of the Philippine Civilization” situated at Lipuun Point, Panitian Palawan

A

Tabon Cave Complex

39
Q

An 8.2 km long underground River

A

Puerto Prinsesa Underground River

40
Q

Puerto Prinsesa Underground River is located within the ____________________ in the Philippines

A

Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River National Park

41
Q

Composed of coralline limestone, most likely ancient reef and shelf deposits eventually exposed to the surface by tectonic movement or fall of sea level

A

Pangasinan Mushroom Rocks

42
Q

A series of coves which looks like a hand spread when viewed in the map

A

Five Fingers Cove

43
Q

Five Fingers Cove is located at _____________

A

Mariveles, Bataan

44
Q

formed in 1991 as an aftermath of the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo

A

Mapanuepe Lake

45
Q

An uplifted coastal area that was a product of the 2013 Bohol Earthquake

A

Loon - Maribojoc Geological Monument

46
Q

Considered as the Largest Cave in the Philippines

A

Calbiga Cave

47
Q

World’s third largest karst Formation

A

Calbiga Cave

48
Q

Calbiga Cave is located at _______________

A

Samar

49
Q

Tallest waterfalls in the Philippines

A

Aliwagwag Falls

50
Q

Aliwagwag Falls is located at ___________

A

Davao

51
Q

Well-known cave system in the province of Cagayan

A

Callao Cave

52
Q

Nakabuang Arch is located at ________

A

Sabtang Island, Batanes

53
Q

Rocks dated from Early Miocene Period

A

Biri Rock Formation

54
Q

Biri Rock Formation is located in ________

A

Northern Samar

55
Q

One of the highest mountains in the Philippines and known for its elite difficulty in mountain climbing

A

Mt. Apo

56
Q

Known for having rainbow colored sandstones

A

Danxia Landform

57
Q

Danxia Landform is located at _________

A

China

58
Q

Altar shaped rock Formation in Davao Oriental

A

Cape San Agustin Rock Formation

59
Q

The Spanish Missionary Priest who had the first mass in Cape San Agustin Rock Formation

A

St. Francis Xavier

60
Q

A miniature version of the Kapurpurawan rock formation

A

Animasola Rock Formation

61
Q

Animasola Rock Formation is located at _________

A

Masbate

62
Q

a rocky wall created by the 2013 magnitude 7.2 Earthquake

A

Great Wall of Bohol

63
Q

The great wall of Bohol has a height of ________

A

5 meters

64
Q

Formed out of the strong water current and tectonic movements

A

Alapad Rock Formation

65
Q

Alapad Rock Formation is located at __________

A

Batanes

66
Q

an atoll known for its rich marine biodiversity

A

Tubbataha Reef

67
Q

Tubbataha Reef is located in ________

A

Palawan

68
Q

An example of Conical Karst Topography

A

Chocolate Hills

69
Q

The Cause of Chocolate Hills Brown Color is __________ during dry season

A

Drying up of the vegetations

70
Q

Chocolate Hills is located at _______

A

Carmen, Bohol

71
Q

Remnants of an ancient coral reef exposed by lowering of sea level and eroded into mushroom shaped islands

A

Hundred Islands

72
Q

Hundred Islands is found in __________

A

Alaminos, Pangasinan

73
Q

Hundred Islands has a total of ___________ islands

A

124

74
Q

Formed from building up of remains of marine organisms in warm shallow seas million years ago

A

Montalban Gorge

75
Q

Montalban Gorge is located in __________

A

Rodriguez, Rizal

76
Q

Theorized to be once underwater due to marine fossils found in its walls

A

Sumaging Cave

77
Q

Sumaging Cave is located at __________

A

Sagada Mountain Province

78
Q

Caused by the collision of Palawan Microcontinental block and Philippine Mobile Belt

A

Amnay Ophiolitic Complex

79
Q

The Amnay Ophiolitic Complex is located at _____________

A

Mindoro

80
Q

Second largest atoll like coral reef in the world

A

Apo Reef

81
Q

Largest atoll like coral reef in the Philippines

A

Apo Reef

82
Q

Apo Reef is located at ______________

A

Sablayan Occidental Mindoro

83
Q

A high terraced waterfalls with small basins

A

Kaparkan Falls

84
Q

Kaparkan falls is located at ____________

A

Abra

85
Q

It is famous for its maze like formation

A

Dupag Rock Formation

86
Q

Dupag Rock Formation is located in _______________

A

Apayao

87
Q

A rectangular shape sinkhole located in Bohol

A

Catigbian Karst Window