The Philippines’ Geography

In the 60s there was a lot of life changing inventions like the first commercial satellite being sent into space, the first robot was made to help companies. But Papua New Guinea is still hunting with stone weapons. These people are way behind were a lot of countries were in developing the country. If we go back a few thousand years ago, Papua New Guinea was still behind other civilizations. They didn’t have things that other civilizations had. This is inequality which means that the world is unequal. And what makes is more unequal is that geography controls it. Geography controls what crops people can grow, what animals can be domesticated. With animals they can give them time to have specialists to experiment with stuff. And also with those

C.A country likely constitutes a formal political region because within its boundaries certain conditions of nationality, law, and political tradition prevail.

The Philippines have various cultures because it was colonized by different countries which influenced most of the cultures. From what I experienced people in the Philippines are always open. They always have a warm welcome whenever they meet new people, they are always open to making new friends from what I have experienced. I think there is racism in the Philippines but I have never seen it or I have not experienced it. The people I associated with are not racist, they were very open, whenever there is someone that is not the same race. When it comes to families, our families treat each other like relatives and we trust each other. I grew up with Filipino and a little bit of Portuguese culture since my dad was Portuguese. I say that because there are some things we do differently and how my dad acts or protects us. We had the opportunity to socialize with people in our neighborhoods, we would always play outside like tagu taguan, agawan base, patintero and more. Tagu Taguan is a Filipino version of hide and seek, agawan base is basically there are two teams who has their own bases and

To justify the case for the annexation of the Philippines, we must first look at a snapshot of the Philippine archipelago to understand the advantages the islands provided the United States. The Philippines was a vast chain consisting of over 7,000 islands, with 74 provinces, 43 different ethnic groups, and 87 different spoken languages. The population around 1899

Singapore soon became a major stopping point for traffic going to or from China” (world history book). Other kingdoms continued to evolve in Southeast Asia such as the kingdom of Burma, Thailand, and the Philippines. The Philippines has more than seven thousand islands that contain a wide diversity of landscape. Singapore was a developed city-state. “Malaysia was a prosperous nation on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on the mainland of Southeast Asia” (Marshall Cavendish 1156).

Chapter eight goes into detail on how to use geography to connect people and places. Maxim states, “Geography is described as an integrative discipline that bring together the physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, places, and environment” (Maxim, 2014, p. 336). I really enjoyed reading about how maps model our world. It is so important for students to know what a map is and how to use it. There are many skills to teach students when using a map. Secondly, I liked the representing the world through informal block play. This activity involves a lot of hands-on materials. The students can use the different materials to create their own world. I feel this is meaning for students to be able to build their own geographical world. However, it is also necessary to teach our students the symbols of the map (Maxim, 2014, p. 359). It is best to teach students these symbols at an early age. The three different symbols are point symbols, line symbols, and area symbols. The point symbols are signs, dots, and triangles used to represent place or positional data such as a city (Maxim, 2014, p. 360). The line

Geography caused several ways of life to develop in China because of the varying availability of food and water. In some places of China, like The North China Plain, open water was readily available. This caused a way of life that involved harnessing this water, like farming and fishing for food. Nomadically herding animals was the only way to get food in other areas. People require water to live, so the geography of the Northwestern Deserts forced the inhabitants to crowd around oasis' to get water.

Ilocos collectively refers to two provinces in the Philippines: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Inhabitants are called Ilocanos and they speak the language Iloko, also called Ilocano.

On the island of Luzon which is located in the Philippines, tens of thousands lived on the slopes of Mount Pinatubo, a Composite volcano that was dormant for almost 500 years. That was until 1991 when it had one of the most destructive eruptions imaginable. The felsic volcano lies on the boundary of the eurasian plate and philippines plate, which is a subduction zone. The eruption was so powerful that a caldera was created, as well as being seen as the most destructive eruption of the 20th century. Avalanches of lava sped down the sides of the volcano, leaving the previously deep valleys with 660 feet thick of fresh remains. Clouds of ash climbed as high as 22 miles in the air, as well as it being blown in all directions near ground due to

 299.735 km²  Capital: Manila  92.337.852 inhabitants  45,2% living below US$2 a day (2006)

Maybe some people will think human geography has no relation between physical geography. But I think human geography has a great effect on physical geography, and physical geography has a great effect on human geography too.

The Philippines, is a group of islands in Southeast Asia, sitting in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known as the Republic of the Philippines, and consists of seven thousand, one hundred, and seven islands, that are geographically split into three main divisions, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital is Manila, referred to as the Paris of Asia, and the most populated is Quezon City, which are both part of Metro Manila. The Philippines has a population of close to one hundred,

It has three major island groups which are the Luzon, the largest island and where the capital is located; Visayan, and Mindanao. Eleven islands make up 94 percent of the Philippine landmass, and two of these--Luzon and Mindanao--measure 105,000 and 95,000 square kilometers, respectively. They, together with the cluster of the Visayan Islands that separate them, represent the three principal regions of the archipelago (many scattered islands in a large body of water) that are identified by the three stars on the Philippine flag.

Indonesia is said to have the largest number of volcanoes on earth which means that the tectonic plates in this area are converging or diverging. Most of the volcanic activities on the surface of the earth are said to be more than 10,000 years old. In fact, some of the volcanic activities on earth are 100,000 years old. This shows that the history of the formation of volcanoes has been dated back in the ancient times.

The Philippines is an archipelagic country located in Southeast Asia. The Philippines is composed of 7,100 islands bestowed with rich coastal resources and marine diversity (Balgos, 2005). With rich coastal resources, Filipinos made coastal fishing activities its main livelihood. On the other hand, tourism is also seen as a growing industry in the coastal areas. This has resulted in the degradation of socio-ecological coastal areas in the Philippines. Because of this problem, it is important for the stakeholders to clearly identify its roles and responsibilities in order to make a sustainable future for everyone. However, if the policies are not clearly defined and strictly implemented, problems and issues, particularly with coastal resources, will arise. These include “overfishing, destructive fishing, sedimentation and disposal of untreated waste, lack of integrated management plans, lack of enforcement, lack of community involvement, and lack of alternative livelihood options” (Parras, 2001). This will not only affect the physical environment, but also everyone that depends on it and its resources for their livelihood. As environmental issues are a very broad topic to discuss, I will be only focusing on the current challenges being faced by the stakeholders involved in Tacloban City, Philippines (Figure 1). For example, the policies being implemented that affect coastal shores and resources, and the strategies that will help minimize the damage around it.