ASSUMPTION COLLEGE, SLV

BASIC EDUCATION DIVISION

SY 2021-2022
First Quarter

SOCIAL STUDIES 3

Learning Package 1
NCR Cities and their Environment

This is a political map of NCR. This shows the 16 cities and 1 municipality in the region. On the
next page, you can learn about the different kinds of environment in these cities.

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 VALENZUELA is a flat land CALOOCAN is a lowland at QUEZON CITY is a plain
with slight slopes or the northernmost part of with a number of high
downward curves towards NCR. It is divided into two lands and is the biggest
the east. parts. city in NCR.

MALABON is a
MARIKINA is
low, flat land
on a landform
along a
known as
riverbank.
Marikina
Valley. A large
NAVOTAS is a
part of it lies
narrow or thin
on the West
piece of land
Valley Fault
at the coast
System.
of Manila Bay.

SAN JUAN is a
MANILA is a small flat land
flat land at and is the
the east shore smallest city in
of Manila Bay. NCR.

MANDALUYONG PASIG is a
is a flat land lowland where
located at the a major river in
center of NCR. NCR runs
across.
MAKATI is a
flat land
located at the PATEROS is a
center of small flat land.
NCR. It is the only
municipality in
PASAY is a flat NCR.
land with a
few slopes or
downward TAGUIG is a flat
curves. land at the
western shore of
MUNTINLUPA is a flat
LAS PIÑAS is Laguna Lake.
PARAÑAQUE is a wide flat land with a few
a flat land at There is a hill at
land at the shores of slopes or downward
the shores of its northwestern
Manila Bay. curves near Laguna
Manila Bay. side.
Lake.

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REFERENCES:

“City Profile.” City of Manila, from manila.gov.ph/city-profile/

“Climate and Geography” Muntainability, from muntainability.wordpress.com/the-city/climate-geography/

“Geography.” City of Malabon, from malabon.gov.ph/geography

Guia, Jhaypee. “Parañaque: A Blossoming City.” Vigattintourism, 20 Jul 2012, from

vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Paraaque-A-Blossoming-City

“History.” City of Caloocan, from caloocancity.gov.ph/about-us/history

“History.” City of Pasig, from pasigcity.gov.ph/history

“History.” Quezon City website, from quezoncity.gov.ph/about-the-city-government/history/

“History of San Juan.” San Juan Local Government, from sanjuancity.gov.ph/sanjuan/pid/public/ourcity/history_page

“Introduction.” City of Mandaluyong, from mandaluyong.gov.ph/profile/introduction.aspx

“Location and Geography.” City Government of Valenzuela, from valenzuela.gov.ph/the_city/location_and_geography

“Natural and Physical Profile.” City of Navotas, from navotas.gov.ph/Content/clup/Part%202%20-

%20Physical%20Profile%20Final.pdf

“Our City.” Marikina City website, from marikina.gov.ph/webmarikina/Our-City.html

“Our Home.” Las Pinas City Government, from laspinascity.gov.ph/tuloy-tuloy-na-serbisyo/8/our-home

“Pasay City.” Philippines Cities, from philippinescities.com/pasay-city/

“Pateros.” Visit Philippines, from visitphilippines.org/about-philippines/pateros/

“Physical Features.” Makati City Government, from makati.gov.ph/assets/uploads/staticmenu/docs/physical_features.pdf

“Regional Profile.” Department of Environment and Natural Resources, from ncr.denr.gov.ph/index.php/about-us/regional-

profile

Tejano, Isaac. “Taguig City Profile.” Scribd, 2 Aug 2013, from scribd.com/doc/157577445/Taguig-City-Profile

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