The Physical Features of My Country

The Philippines is endowed with rich

natural resources which are:
Landforms
Water forms
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Different Landforms
1. Plain
o It is wide, low and flat.

oMany rice fields

planted with rice, fruit-
bearing trees, vegetables
and plants.
Example: Central
Plain in Luzon
2. Mountain
o A very high landform

Examples: Mt. Makiling,

Mt. Halcon, and Mt.
Apo which is the
countrys highest
mountain
3. Hill

o High landform but

lower and smaller
than a mountain.

Example: Chocolate
Hills
4. Valley

o It is a level landform

Examples: Trinidad
Valley and Cagayan
Valley
5. Plateau
oIt is a flat high ground

oTourist spend their

vacation here because
of its cool climate

Example: Baguio City in

Benguet
6. Volcano

oA mountain with an opening

called a crater on its top.

Examples: Mayon Volcano,

Taal Volcano, and Mount
Pinatubo
Different Water Forms
1. Ocean
o The largest body of water
oVery deep and very wide
oIts water is salty
oBig ships sail on the ocean

Example: Pacific Ocean

2. Sea

oIt is a big body of water

oNot as deep and as wide

as the ocean

oFishermen go fishing in
the seas
3. Lake

oLarge body of water

surrounded by
land and does not flow
to the sea

oFishes in the lake are

good source of income
4. River

oWater from the mountain flows

into the river and down to the
sea.

oFishermen catch fishes,shrimps

and crabs in the river
5. Waterfall
oWater falls down from a high
place

Examples: Pagsanjan Falls and

Maria Cristina Falls
6. Spring
oWater comes out from the ground

oThere are hot and cold springs

oThey believe that it is good for their

health

oIt is a source of geothermal energy

like Tiwi Springs in Albay
7. Bay
oA part of the sea but reaches to
the land

oShips anchor on the bay

oBaywalk of Manila Bay is a place

where people stroll and watch
sunset
8. Peninsula

o Extend along the shores

oAlmost surrounded by
water

Example: Bicol, Bataan and

Zamboanga