The Philippines: Geographic

Features
 By the end of the lesson, you will be able
to accomplish the following with 60%
accuracy:
1. Describe the geography of the
Philippines
2. Explain the theories of the origin of
Philippines
3. Show appreciation on the significance of
geographic features
STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

ROLE PLAY

You are a tour guide. Tourists from different

parts of the world visited our county. You are
tasked to present the beautiful spots in the
Philippines and convinced tourist to visit the
place.
Three major islands of the Philippines
a. Luzon
b. Visayas
c. Mindanao

It has home to 7,107 Islands but the number actually fluctuates

and so it’s really much closer to a recent count of 7,641
islands. The land surface is 114,840 square miles. The size
and diversity of the features of the Philippines translates into
things like cultural diversity, biodiversity, the presence of
sub-cultures and cultures and the strong maritime culture.
The Philippines is located in Southeast Asia.
North- Bashi channel ( between Taiwan and Phils.)
East- Pacific ocean
West- South China Sea (West Philippine Sea)
South- Celebes Sea
The Philippines has seven mountain ranges. The
largest and longest and most majestic of these is the
Sierra Madre, the tallest peak is Mount Apo (9,690
feet asl.) located in Davao, Mount Madia-as as the
tallest peak in the Island of Panay, and the lowest
peak can be found in the southeastern part of the
Philippines which is the Philippine Deep.
It is also home to many volcanoes. Some of the most
iconic and majestic ones are Taal Volcano, Mount
Mayon, Mount Pinatubo, and Kanlaon Volcano. The
Philippines has a number of lakes some of the most
iconic of these are Laguna Lake, Lanao Lake, and
Taal Lake.
There are also waterfalls like Pagsanjan Falls and
Maria Cristina Falls. It is home to 10,000 species
of plants and ferns, and 900 species of orchids. It’s
also home to some of the smallest animals of their
species as the Philippine Tarsier, Tamaraw and the
Pilandok

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The Philippines is home to 2,000 species of fish,
10,000 species of shells and its home to Pandaka
Pygmaea, the smallest fish in the world found in the
Phils.
Philippines is also rich in minerals such as gold, iron,
copper, silver, platinum, chromium, manganese, lead,
zinc, petroleum, asbestos, clay, gypsum, lime, salt,
sulfur, marble, and adobe stone.

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