GEOGRAPHIC

PROFILE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Module 3

Rubie Carole C. Alegado, RL

Facilitator-NSTP 1
OBJECTIVES
 become familiar with the geographic details
of the Philippines and how this matters in
relation to being affected by natural
disasters;
 be able to identify the Philippines on a world
map;
 through self-directed research, be able to
look up on a Philippine map the areas where
natural disasters often occur and be able to
point out why.
INTRODUCTION
For all of its abundance of natural
resources and generally great tropical
climate, the beauty that the Philippines
possesses comes at a price: the country’s
geographic location places it in the path of
typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural
disasters; while its topography wherein its
regions are dotted by volcanoes also makes it
prone to eruptions and the damages these can
cause to human life, properties, and
livelihoods.
THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO
 The Philippines is characterized by its three
largest islands: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao;
with a total land area covering approximately
300,000 km2

 comprised of more than 7, 000 islands and

islets located in Southeast Asia

 surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, and shares

maritime borders with China, Japan, Vietnam,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Palau
THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO
 consists of volcanic islands wherein some
are active volcanoes, and “mostly
mountainous interior”

 The US Library of Congress in its profile

on countries lists the sea level elevation
at 2, 954 meters above sea level from the
highest point of Mount Apo on Mindanao
Island.
THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO
 has either exclusively coastal regions,
mountainous regions, wetlands, or flat
stretches of open land; or a combination of
all mentioned

 does not have desert terrain

 a country with a tropical marine climate and

with two main seasons: the dry summer
seasons, and the wet rainy season for the
rest of the year