TRIVIAS: Geological Monuments Flashcards

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Famous Hiking Destination in Tanay Rizal

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Nagpatong Rock Formation

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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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La Paz Sand Dunes is located at _____________

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Laoag, Ilocos Norte

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

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Pamitinan Cave

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Considered to be the widest river in the Philippines

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Cagayan River

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

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400

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The widest lake in the Philippines

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Laguna de Bay

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Laguna de Bay has an area of ________

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356 sq. miles

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

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Mount Malindig

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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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Second highest waterfalls in the Philippines

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Limunsudan Falls

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Limunsudan Falls is located at __________

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Iligan City

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

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Maria Cristina Falls

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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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Widest waterfall in the Philippines

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Tinuy-an Falls

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

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Hinatuan Enchanted River

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Hinatuan Enchanted river has a depth of around ___________

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80 feet

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Featured by extreme steep positive shapes known as “towers”

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St. Paul Limestone Formation

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St. Paul Limestone Formation is found in ________________

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Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan

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worlds largest caldera

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Apolaki Caldera

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Apolaki Caldera is located in _____________

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Benham Rise

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

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Masungi Georeserve

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The tenth longest cave in the Philippines
Colapnitan Cave
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Colapnitan Cave has a length of _____________
2856 meter
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A limestone formation located on the rocky coast of Burgos, Ilocos Norte
Kapurpurawan Rock Formation
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A karst forest that is a part of the Madlum Formation
Biak na Bato National Park
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Older Gneissic Complex of the metamorphics in the Indian Peninsula
Peninsular Gneiss
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Best exposed sequence of a complete ophiolite in the Philippines
Zambales Ophiolite Complex
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Crater found in Banud, Davao
low relief volcanic crater / Maar
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A low volcano that is formed due to a phreatomagmatic eruption
low relief volcanic crater / Maar
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Composed of tilted beds of calcareous sandstones and mudstone cropping out of the reef flats and tide pools
Rakitdakit Rock Formation
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Rakitdakit Rock Formation is located at ________________
Northern Samar
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Oldest artwork in the Philippines engraved on the wall of a shallow cave of volcanic tuff
Angono petroglyphs
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The biggest limestone Formation and Highest cliff in El Nido
Taraw Cliff
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Large igneous province located in the West Philippine Basin
Benham Rise
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Karst Formation composed of 200+ caves also known as "Cradle of the Philippine Civilization" situated at Lipuun Point, Panitian Palawan
Tabon Cave Complex
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An 8.2 km long underground River
Puerto Prinsesa Underground River
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Puerto Prinsesa Underground River is located within the ____________________ in the Philippines
Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River National Park
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Composed of coralline limestone, most likely ancient reef and shelf deposits eventually exposed to the surface by tectonic movement or fall of sea level
Pangasinan Mushroom Rocks
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A series of coves which looks like a hand spread when viewed in the map
Five Fingers Cove
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Five Fingers Cove is located at _____________
Mariveles, Bataan
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formed in 1991 as an aftermath of the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo
Mapanuepe Lake
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An uplifted coastal area that was a product of the 2013 Bohol Earthquake
Loon - Maribojoc Geological Monument
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Considered as the Largest Cave in the Philippines
Calbiga Cave
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World's third largest karst Formation
Calbiga Cave
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Calbiga Cave is located at _______________
Samar
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Tallest waterfalls in the Philippines
Aliwagwag Falls
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Aliwagwag Falls is located at ___________
Davao
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Well-known cave system in the province of Cagayan
Callao Cave
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Nakabuang Arch is located at ________
Sabtang Island, Batanes
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Rocks dated from Early Miocene Period
Biri Rock Formation
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Biri Rock Formation is located in ________
Northern Samar
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One of the highest mountains in the Philippines and known for its elite difficulty in mountain climbing
Mt. Apo
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Known for having rainbow colored sandstones
Danxia Landform
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Danxia Landform is located at _________
China
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Altar shaped rock Formation in Davao Oriental
Cape San Agustin Rock Formation
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The Spanish Missionary Priest who had the first mass in Cape San Agustin Rock Formation
St. Francis Xavier
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A miniature version of the Kapurpurawan rock formation
Animasola Rock Formation
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Animasola Rock Formation is located at _________
Masbate
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a rocky wall created by the 2013 magnitude 7.2 Earthquake
Great Wall of Bohol
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The great wall of Bohol has a height of ________
5 meters
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Formed out of the strong water current and tectonic movements
Alapad Rock Formation
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Alapad Rock Formation is located at __________
Batanes
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an atoll known for its rich marine biodiversity
Tubbataha Reef
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Tubbataha Reef is located in ________
Palawan
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An example of Conical Karst Topography
Chocolate Hills
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The Cause of Chocolate Hills Brown Color is __________ during dry season
Drying up of the vegetations
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Chocolate Hills is located at _______
Carmen, Bohol
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Remnants of an ancient coral reef exposed by lowering of sea level and eroded into mushroom shaped islands
Hundred Islands
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Hundred Islands is found in __________
Alaminos, Pangasinan
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Hundred Islands has a total of ___________ islands
124
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Formed from building up of remains of marine organisms in warm shallow seas million years ago
Montalban Gorge
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Montalban Gorge is located in __________
Rodriguez, Rizal
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Theorized to be once underwater due to marine fossils found in its walls
Sumaging Cave
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Sumaging Cave is located at __________
Sagada Mountain Province
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Caused by the collision of Palawan Microcontinental block and Philippine Mobile Belt
Amnay Ophiolitic Complex
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The Amnay Ophiolitic Complex is located at _____________
Mindoro
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Second largest atoll like coral reef in the world
Apo Reef
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Largest atoll like coral reef in the Philippines
Apo Reef
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Apo Reef is located at ______________
Sablayan Occidental Mindoro
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A high terraced waterfalls with small basins
Kaparkan Falls
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Kaparkan falls is located at ____________
Abra
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It is famous for its maze like formation
Dupag Rock Formation
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Dupag Rock Formation is located in _______________
Apayao
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A rectangular shape sinkhole located in Bohol
Catigbian Karst Window