T eacher Ember 's

C lass

THE GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURES OF THE
PHILIPPINES

First Day of Class Activity

Location and Territory
 · G eogr aphy comes f r om t he t wo
( 2 ) Greek words “Geo”, which
INTRODUCTION means Earth,
meaning
and “graphia”
to write.

·Eratosthenes, a Greek scholar, was

credited for creating the discipline of
Geography. Thus, he is considered as
the Father Geography

·a science that deals with the location

of living and nonliving thingson
earth and the way they
aff ect one another. 2 : thenatural
features of an area the
geography of the western United
States. More from Merriam-Webster .
The two (2) characteristics
under geography
The two (2)
characteristics
under geography
A. P H Y S I C A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C
1
- It describes the natural place of the
place

2 A. H U M A N C H A R A C T E R I S T I C
- It described the people of the
place.
 Location and Territory

WHERE IS
THE
PHILIPPINE?
Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western
Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelagoconsisting of some
7,100 islands and islets lying about 5 0 0 miles
( 8 0 0 km)off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is
the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country's
most-populous city.

TA.woA B( 2S)Oways
L U T Et o descr ibe t he locat ion B. R E L AT I V E
of
· It the
r ef erPhilippines
s t o t he exact locat ion · It r ef er s t o a locat ion in r ef er ence t o
ot her places or landmarks.
of a place on a map.
1987 Constitution - Article I of section
1

The national territory comprises the

Philippine archipelago, with all the
islands and waters embraced therein,
and all other territories over which
the Philippines has sovereignty or
jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial
 The Physical
Characteristic of
the Philippines
 TOPOGRAPHY

It comes f r om t he G r eek wor d “ t opos” , which

means place and
“graphia”, which
means to write.

Landforms

A. Island - It is a piece of land surrounded by waters

T he 10 lar gest islands

·1.Luzon in t he
6. Panay
P
2.hilippines
Mindanaare: 7. Mindoro
o 8. Leyte
3. Negros 9. Cebu
4. Samar 10. Bohol
5. Palawan
 A. Mount ain - It is t he highest landf or m in t he sur f ace of
t he earth. Ex. Mount Apo, MountMakiling,
and Mount Isarog
B. Mount ain R ange - It is a ser ies of
mount ains. Ex. Sier r a Madre
C. V olcano - It is a mount ainor hill wit h a vent or
cr at er on top. Ex. Mount Mayon and Mount
Pinatubo
D. H ill – It is a t ype of landf or m lower and less st eep
compar ed to a mountain. Ex. Himontagon Hills
and Chocolate Hills
E. V alley - It is a low-lying ar ea bet ween t wo ( 2 )
mount ains or hillsEx. Cagayan Valley
F. P lat eau - It is a f lat t opped highland
1.2 Water
For ms
A.Sea - It is a lar ge body of salt wat er . Ex. P hilippine
Sea and Sulu Sea
B.R iver - It is a lar ge nat ur al st r eam of wat er ,
usually freshwater.
Ex. Cagayan River, Rio Grande de Mindanao, and
Pampanga River
C.Spr ing - It is a body of wat er t hat comes f r om
t he underground. Ex. TiwiHot Spring
D.Lake - It is a body of wat er sur r ounded by
land on all sides. Ex. Taal Lake. Lake Buluan, and Lake
Bito
E.Fall- It r ef er s t o a body of wat er t hat comes f r om a
highland such as mountain. Ex. Pagsanjan Falls,
Hinulugang Taktak, and Maria Christina Falls
F.G ulf - It is a body of wat er sur r ounded by land on t hr ee ( 3)
sides. Ex. Lingayen Gulf, Moro Gulf, Lagonoy Gulf
G.Bay - It is a body of wat er smaller compar edt o a gulf t hat
is also surrounded by land on three (3)sides.
A. Weather and Climate
·T he P hilippineshas a t r opical climat e because of it s posit ion
near the equator.
·T her e ar e t wo (2) dist inct seasons; t he dr y
seasonf r om Mar ch to May and the rainy seasons
June to December.

A. Natural Resources
· T he P hilippinesis blessed wit h r ich soil and plent y of nat ur al
r esour ces.
·The country is abundant with planted crops such as rice, corn,
coconut s, sugar cane, bananas, pineapples, and var iet y
of veget ables.
Human Characteristics
 Human -
A.
According to
Population
2015

C har acter istic

Population Census, the
Philippines’ population was
100,981,437.
s B. Language
· A s mandated by Article X I V,
Section 6 of 1987, Filipino is the
nat ional languagein t he
P hilippines.

A. Economy
· T he P hilippinehas mixed
economy with privately owned
businesses regulatedby
government policy.
 Human D. Government
T he gover nment of t he P hilippines
C har acter istic can be
following:
describe as the

sy or C ent r alized – It is unit ar y since t he nat ional gover nment cont r ols bot h
a.U nit ar
t he national and local aff airs of the country

b.Republican Democracy – A s stated by Article II, Section1 of 1987 the Philippine state is a
republic and democratic state. It is a republic because the people elected their own
representative for the government. Moreover, it is also democratic because the government is
for the people; Filipinos can directly participate to the aff airs of the state.

c.P r esident ial – T he gover nment of t he P hilippinescompr isedof t hr ee ( 3) co-equal br anch:

t he executive, legislative, and judiciary. The executive branch which was
headed by a President is not fused with the legislative
Filipino Traits and Values
 · Filipinos are known around the world to be hospitable. They
provide good treatment to any visitor or stranger asking for
assistance.
· Family is considered to be the basic unit of the society. Thus, everyone
gives high importance to every member of the family. This can be
observed through extended families, wherein, aside from the parents
and children, other relatives comprise the household. A s such,
Filipinos developed close family ties and respect for elders.
· Aside from the positive traits mentioned, Filipinos have the tendency
to be indolent or lazy, a trait pointed out by Dr. Jose Rizal. However,
Rizal believes that this is due to the weather of the Philippines.
· Fatalism is one (1) of the negative traits that Filipinos still practice.
They tend to believe that everything is already predestined;
thus, nothing can be done to change it.
· Filipinos are regionalistic. They are inclined to give importance to
the
Group members Leader : A llan
P oso Members:
A ma D ela
C r uz Glen
Roxas Joshua
Manalo
Khayte Shaine Dantes
Leeian R hane P enuela
Lzar o Michaella
Buenaobra Michaella Jane
Bibal