The Philippines

Question 1

Official Name of the Philippines

Answer 1

Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas)

Question 2

How many islands and islets are there in the Philippines?

Answer 2

7107 Islands

Question 3

Three main geographical division of the Philippines

Answer 3

Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Question 4

Northern and Southern most point of the Philippines.

Answer 4

Y’ami Isle, Saluag Isle

Question 5

Absolute location

Answer 5

between 4^o and 21^o North latitudes and 116^o
and 127^o East longitudes

Question 6

Relative Location

Answer 6

Southeast portion of the continent of Asia

Question 7

Boundaries

Answer 7

Countries sharing borders with the Philippines:
Taiwan, Vietnam, Palau, Indonesia, Malaysia

Question 8

Total Area

Answer 8

300,000km²

Question 9

Population

Answer 9

104 Million (2020 Survey)

Question 10

Climate

Answer 10

Tropical Climate

Question 11

Two main seasons

Answer 11

Wet and dry. Dry season begins in December and
ends in May. The rest of the year is rainy or wet.

Question 12

Timezone

Answer 12

PST (UTC +8)

Question 13

Division of region in Philippines

Answer 13

National Capital Region, 13 administrative regions, and two autonomous regions (CAR and
ARMM)

Question 14

Regions in Luzon

Answer 14

• Region 1 – Ilocos Region
• Region 2 – Cagayan Valley Region
• Region 3 – Central Luzon
• Region 4A – CALABARZON
• Region 4B – MIMAROPA
• Region 5 – Bicol Region

Question 15

Region in Visayas and Mindanao

Answer 15

• Region 6 – Western Visayas
• Region 7 – Central Visayas
• Region 8 – Eastern Visayas
• Region 9 – Zamboanga Peninsula
• Region 10 – Northern Mindanao
• Region 11 – Davao Region
• Region 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN
• Region 13 – CARAGA

Question 16

Meaning of ARMM

Answer 16

Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao

Question 17

ARMM

Answer 17

Basilan
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi

Question 18

Meaning of CAR

Answer 18

Coldillera Administrative Region

Question 19

CAR

Answer 19

Apayao
Abra
Benguet
Ifugao
Kalinga

Question 20

NCR

Answer 20

• Las Piñas City
• Manila City
• Makati City
• Mandaluyong City
• Marikina City
• Muntinlupa City
• Parañaque City
• Valenzuela
• Caloocan City
• Malabon
• Navotas
• Pasay City
• Pateros
• Quezon City
• San Juan City
• Taguig City

Question 21

Physicsl Features of the Country

Answer 21

• Mountain Ranges
• Volcanoes and Earthquakes
• River and Fluvial Systems
• Coastlines
• Flat Areas

Question 22

List all Theories on the Origin of the
Philippines

Answer 22

• Land Bridges Theory
• The Philippines is of Volcanic Origin
• Remnant of a Lost Continent Theory
• Wave Migration Theory Proposed by Dr. Henry Otley Beyer
  in 1947
• F. Landa Jocano’s Theory
• Solheim’s Theory

Question 23

The Filipino People

Answer 23

Christian Filipinos
* Muslim Filipinos
* Indigenous Filipinos
* Chinese Filipinos