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Module 68

Science and Health

SEASONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
 To the Learner

What do you think will happen to our crops if we have snow in the
Philippines? When are we going to plant and harvest our crops? What
activities we can do given only two seasons wet and dry.
Let’s find out in this module. Read carefully and answer the
questions. Happy reading!

Let’s Learn This

Compare the two seasons in the Philippines.

Let’s Try This

Encircle the letter that has the correct answer.

1. Some countries experienced four seasons. The Philippines has

experienced only two distinct seasons. What are these two
distinct seasons of the Philippines?

a. wet and wet

b. wet and dry
c. dry and dry
d. summer and winter

2. People living in Gusatbak are mostly farmers, at what particular

time of the year they usually plant their crops?

a. wet season
b. dry season
c. winter season
d. spring season

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 3. During what particular season do farmers usually harvest their
crops?

a. wet season
b. dry season
c. summer season
d. winter season

4. What are some bad effects of too much rain?

a. landslides
b. mudflows
c. erosion
d. all of these

5. Which of the following shows bad effects of too much dry season?

a. drought
b. flooding
c. erosion
d. landslide

Let’s Study This

The Philippines has two pronounced seasons, the wet and dry
seasons, Harvesting is mostly done during dry season. In some places
farmers cannot plant crops during dry season because they do not
have modern irrigation and the lack of water. Farmers usually plant
their crops during wet season to ensure that it will grow because water
is plenty. Sometimes too much rain may cause landslides, mudflows
and erosion that may damage crops, lives and properties.

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Let’s Do This

Picture A

Picture B

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Activity 1

1. Compare picture A and B.

2. Discuss with your classmate what have you observe in the
pictures.
3. After discussion and comparing, the answer the questions that
follows let’s do more.

Let’s Do More

A.
1. What season in the Philippines is illustrated in picture A?
2. What makes it dry season?
3. What factor contributes to the existence of a rainforest shown
in Picture B?
4. Do the Philippines receive enough rain throughout the year?
5. What do you call this season in the Philippines?

B. Complete the Table

DRY SEASON WET SEASON

Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage

Let’s Remember This

The Philippines has two pronounced seasons. Wet and dry

seasons. Planting crops are done during wet season and
harvesting crops during dry season.

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 Let’s Test Ourselves

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What are the two distinct seasons of the Philippines?

a. dry and winter
b. wet and dry
c. summer and winter
d. summer and spring
2. At what particular time of the year do farmers usually plant their
crops?
a. dry season
b. wet season
c. winter season
d. summer season
3. When do farmers usually harvest their crops?
a. dry season
b. wet season
c. winter season
d. summer season
4. Too much rain will cause?
a. landslide
b. mudflows
c. erosion
d. all of the above
5. Dry season sometimes have bad effects. Which one is an ill effect
of dry season?

a. flooding
b. drought
c. erosion
d. landslide

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try This

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. A

Let’s Do More:
A.

1. Dry season
2. The harvest season is mostly done during dry season
3. Rainfall
4. Yes
5. Wet season
DRY SEASON WET SEASON
Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage
Plants grow fast Flooding Easier to harvest Drought
the crops
No need to water Landslide We can plant our Land cracks
the plants crops
Supply of water is mudflow We can do many Plants may die
enough outdoor activities
Lack of water

Let’s Test Ourselves

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. B

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