Chapter 17 L.42

Question 1

The Philippines name is also followed by….a term derived from Greek expressions archi-(which means chief) and pelagic+which means sea). This term refers to any sea with many islands or to such group of islands

Answer 1

Archipelago

Question 2

How many islands does the Philippines have

Answer 2

7641 islands

Question 3

3 divisions of the Philippines

Answer 3

Luzon, visayas and Mindanao

Question 4

Capital city of the Philippines

Answer 4

Manila

Question 5

The most populoud city of the Philippines

Answer 5

Quezon city

Question 6

The Philippines has an area of

around….

Answer 6

300,000 km^2(120,000 sq mi)

Question 7

The Philippines has a population of around ………. people

Answer 7

109 million

Question 8

The Philippines as of 2020,it is the _ most populated country in the asia and _ most populated country in the world.

Answer 8

8th

13th

Question 9

The Philippines were claimed in the name of _ on _ by _, Portugese explorer sailing for Spain,who named the islands after King Philip II of Spain.By the 1830s Spanish culture and thought had
penetrated into Filipino culture to the extent that the Filipino people began thinking about liberation from Spain.

Answer 9

Spain
1521
Ferdinand Magellan

Question 10

_, Rizal proclaimed the Philippines _

Answer 10

Decent 30,1896

“The Pearl of Oriental Seas”

Question 11

Rizals death

Answer 11

Dec 30

Question 12

What did Jose Rizal study and where?

Answer 12

Medicine

Santo tomas in the Phil. And the university of Madrid

Question 13

sits at the northern end of the Philippines and is the country’s largest island.It is known for mountains,beaches,and coral reefs.

Answer 13

Luzon

Question 14

one of the Philippines 3 main island groups.This island consists of small,scattered islands witnessed an important historical event.It is also
home to a number of pristine,white sand
beaches.

Answer 14

Visayas

Question 15

encompasses the large island of Mindanao
plus smaller islands in the southern Philippines.Its largest city is Davao the
Philippine Eagle Center.It is known for being the second largest group next to luzon.Mindanao is dubbed as the “Land of Promise” for its
promising natural resources.

Answer 15

Mindanao

Question 16

8 regions of luzon

Answer 16

Ilocos coastal plains
Central Cordillera
Cagayan valley
Eastern Cordillera
Western Cordillera
Central plain
Southwestern volcanic region with that at the center
Southwestern volcanic region with mayon as the center

Question 17

This is a narrow strip of land facing the West Philippine Sea formally called china sea

Answer 17

Luzon, Ilocos coastal plain

Question 18

Are hills or ridges of sand piled up by the wind

Answer 18

Sand dunes

Question 19

This is a mountain region stretching from kalinga to benguet

Answer 19

Luzon, Central Cordillera

Question 20

This lies between the central Cordillera and the Sierra Madre mountains. This valley is drained by the cagayan river

Answer 20

Cagayan valley

Question 21

This is the longest mountain system of the country at the Eastern side of luzon facing the Pacific Ocean. It covers the provinces of cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, quirino, Nueva ecija, Aurora and Quezon

Answer 21

Luzon, Eastern Cordillera also called Sierra Madre mountains

Question 22

This mountain range extends from the northwestern part of pangasinan to the Bataan Peninsula in the South. Mt. Pinatubo, high peak, Mt. Native, Mt. Samat, Mt. Mariveles

Answer 22

Luzon, Western Cordillera also called the zambales mountain range

Question 23

This is the largest level Lowland east of the zambales mountain range

Answer 23

Luzon, Central plain

Question 24

This region has volcanic upland, plains, and lakes. The prominent features are taal volcano, taal lake, Laguna de bay, Mt. Makiling and Mt. Banahaw

Answer 24

Luzon, Southwestern volcanic region with taal at the center

Question 25

This covers the irregularly shaped bicol peninsula. The prominent features are volcanic peaks, lakes, level lands

Answer 25

Luzon, Southwestern volcanic region with mayon as the center

Question 26

Different visayan surface features

Answer 26

``` Panay Negroes Cebu Bohol Leyte Samar ```

Question 27

Composed of the provinces of aklan, antique, capiz and iloilo

Answer 27

Visayas

Question 28

Composed of the provinces of aklan, antique, capiz and iloilo has 3 distinct features western uplands, central Lowlands, eastern uplands

Answer 28

Visayas, Panay

Question 29

Composed of the provinces of aklan, antique, capiz and iloilo

Answer 29

Visayas

Question 30

Which is composed of the provinces of negros Occidental and negros oriental has the following surface features volcanoes and fertile plains

Answer 30

Negros

Question 31

Has a mountain range that extends throughout the entire length of this elongated island

Answer 31

Cebu

Question 32

Has a relatively flat highland extending to the north east-south east direction. The famous chocolate hills of Bohol are composed of sedimentary rocks.

Answer 32

Bohol

Question 33

Has a mountainous interior extending from the north to the south coast

Answer 33

Leyte

Question 34

Has many hills ranging from 300 to 800 meters in elevation

Answer 34

Samar

Question 35

Mindanao has great variety of landforms including the following

Answer 35

High and rugged mountain ranges Plateaus Large swampy plains

Question 36

High rugged mountain ranges which includes

Answer 36

The diwata mountains that run along the eastern coast The central range that runs through the length of Mindanao The mountain ranges of Zamboanga peninsula and misamis Occidental

Question 37

Plateaus which includes

Answer 37

The lanao bukidon plateau | The tiruray tableland of cotabato

Question 38

Large swampy plains including

Answer 38

The agusan Davao plain between diwata mountains and the central range The cotabato valley which is abt 200kilometers in length about 80kilometers in width