Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Salvacion Daraga, Albay

TRENDS ON THE PHILIPPINE GEOGRAPHY

Major Output in Geography 2

Submitted by:
Riki Joyce A. Gillego

1- BSED- Social Studies A

Submitted to:
Mr. Pio Sandino Mendinueta
INTRODUCTION
The Republic of the Philippines,
is an island nation located in the
western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia
between the Philippine Sea and the
South China Sea. It is an archipelago
consisting of more than 7,000 islands
Historically, the total number of islands
in the archipelago was held to be 7,107,
but in 2016 the National Mapping and BODY
Resource Information Authority of the The Philippines mostly lined by
Philippines announced the discovery of coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and
more than 500 previously uncharted mangrove forests, and surrounded by
islands. The islands are composed waters with variable currents driven by
primarily of volcanic rock and coral, but a reversing monsoon system.
all principal rock formations are
present. The mountain ranges for the
most part run in the same general
direction as the islands themselves,
approximately north to south. The
archipelago stretches about 1,150 miles
(1,850 km) from north to south, and its
widest east-west extent, at its southern
base, is some 700 miles (1,130 km). The The islands have narrow coastal
population estimated 110.8 million as plains, north-south mountain ranges,
of 2021. active volcanoes, and high seismological
activity . The Philippines is part of a
western Pacific arc system that is
characterized by active volcanoes.
Among the most notable peaks are
Mount Pinatubo near Angeles City,
Mayon near Legaspi, Taal Volcano just especially in the mountains of northern
south of Manila, and Mount Apo on Luzon. Seasonal and other longer term
Mindanao. perturbations in temperature are
minimized in the tropics, however, in
the case of the Philippines, there are
areal differences in seasonal
temperatures. Monsoon rains are rarely
damaging as they are not accompanied
by high winds and seas. However, the
Philippines sit astride the typhoon belt
and can experience damaging storms in
any month of the year. The Philippines'
The entire country is prone to location on the “Pacific Ring of Fire” and
earthquakes. These elements, along along the Pacific typhoon belt mean
with the country’s complex geologic that the country experiences many
history and geographic position, make forms of natural disasters such as
the Philippines one of the most typhoons, earthquakes, floods, volcanic
biologically diverse, most disaster eruptions, landslides, and fires.
prone, and most environmentally
threatened in the world.

CONCLUSION
The Philippines has a tropical
marine climate dominated by rainy and
dry seasons. A southwest monsoon
brings heavy rains to most of the
archipelago from May to October,
whereas the northeast or winter
monsoon brings cooler and drier air
from December to February. With
elevation temperatures can be cool,