PHILIPPINE GEOGRAPHY Central Visayas (Region VII)

Island Group: Visayas

 The Philippine archipelago is composed of about Center: Cebu City
7,107or 7,100 islands Local Government Units:
 Located in western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia Bohol Lapu-Lapu
between the Philippine Sea and South China Sea Cebu Mandaue
 Largest island is Luzon, followed by Mindanao and Cebu City Negros Oriental
Samar Siquijor
 The shape is inverted letter Y or sitting animal Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Presidential Decree No. 1 Island Group: Visayas
Integrated Reorganization Plan Center: Tacloban
Local Government Units:
 Signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Biliran Ormoc
 Divided into 17 regions (16 administrative and one Eastern Samar Samar
autonomous) Leyte Southern Leyte
 The regions themselves do not possess a separate Northern Samar Tacloban
local government, except for the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which has Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
an elected regional parliament and chief minister. Island Group: Mindanao
Center: Pagadian
REGIONS: Local Government Units:
Isabela City
Ilocos Region (Region I)
Zamboanga City Zamboanga del Sur
Island Group: Luzon
Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga Sibugay
Center: San Fernando (La Union)
Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Local Government Units:
Island Group: Mindanao
Dagupan La Union
Center: Cagayan De Oro
Ilocos Norte Pangasinan
Local Government Units:
Ilocos Sur
Bukidnon Camiguin
Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Cagayan de Oro Iligan
Island Group: Luzon
Misamis Occidental Lanao del Norte
Center: Tuguegarao
Misamis Oriental
Local Government Units:
Davao Region (Region XI)
Batanes Nueva Vizcaya
Island Group: Mindanao
Cagayan Quirino
Center: Davao City
Isabela Santiago
Local Government Units:
Central Luzon (Region III)
Compostela Valley Davao del Sur
Island Group: Luzon
Davao City Davao Oriental
Center: San Fernando, Pampanga
Davao del Norte Davao Occidental
Local Government Units:
Angeles Nueva Ecija
SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Aurora Olongapo
Island Group: Mindanao
Bataan Pampanga
Center: Koronadal
Bulacan Tarlac
Local Government Units:
Zambales
Cotabato Sarangani
Cotabato City South Cotabato
Southern Tagalog (Region IV-A) CALABARZON
General Santos Sultan Kudarat
Island Group: Luzon
Center: Calamba
Caraga Region (Region XIII)
Local Government Units:
Island Group: Mindanao
Batangas Lucena
Center: Butuan
Cavite Quezon
Local Government Units:
Laguna Rizal
Agusan del Norte Dinagat Islands
Agusan del Sur Surigao del Norte
Bicol region (Region V)
Butuan Surigao del Sur
Island Group: Luzon
Center: Legazpi
National Capital Region –NCR (Region XIV)
Local Government Units:
Island Group: Luzon
Albay Masbate
Center: Manila
Camarines Norte Naga
Local Government Units:
Camarines Sur Sorsogon
Caloocan Parañaque
Catanduanes
Las Piñas Pasay
Western Visayas (Region VI)
Makati Pasig
Island Group: Visayas
Malabon Pateros
Center: Iloilo City
Mandaluyong Quezon City
Local Government Units:
Manila San Juan
Aklan Guimaras
Marikina Taguig
Antique Iloilo
Muntinlupa Valenzuela
Bacolod Iloilo City
Navotas
Capiz Negros Occidental
Cordillera Administrative Region – CAR (Region XV) Largest in PH: Luzon, Mindanao, Samar
Island Group: Luzon Largest Peninsula: Arabian Peninsula
Center: Baguio Largest Archipelago: Indonesian Archipelago
Local Government Units:
Abra Ifugao
Apayao Kalinga
Baguio Benguet
Mountain Province

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao –

BARMM (Region XVI)
Island Group: Mindanao
Center: Cotabato City
Local Government Units:
Basilan (excluding Isabela City)
Lanao del Sur Maguindanao
Sulu Tawi-Tawi

Southwestern Tagalog Region (Region XVII)

Island Group: Luzon
Center: Calapan
Local Government Units:
Marinduque Palawan
Occidental Mindoro Puerto Princesa
Oriental Mindoro Romblon

Republic Act No. 10879 established the Southwestern

Tagalog Region(MIMAROPA Region) from the
former Region IV-B (in effect merely a renaming and
discontinuation of the "Region IV-B" designation since no
boundary changes were involved).

WORLD GEOGRAPHY
(The Extremes)

Land Area:
148,647,000 sq km
Land: 26%
Water 76%

The Continents
A continent is defined as a large unbroken land mass
surrounded by water, although in some cases continents
are (or were in part) connected by land bridges.
1. Asia – Cradle of Civilization
2. Africa – Black Continent
3. North America – Superpowers
4. South America – Latin America
5. Antarctica – Continent of No Countries
6. Europe – Peninsula of Peninsulas
7. Australia – 1 Country Continent

Largest Ocean: Pacific

Smallest Ocean: Arctic
Largest Sea: Coral Sea (*MET Review+ South China
Sea)
Largest Lake: Caspian Sea
Longest River: Nile River
Largest: Amazon River
Highest Point: Mount Everest
Lowest Point: Dead Sea
Deepest: Challenger Deep
Largest Dry Desert: Sahara Desert
Largest Cold Desert: Antarctica
Largest Island: Greenland