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The Philippine Environment - Infographic

The Philippines has a tropical climate with wet and dry seasons. Temperatures typically range from 70-90°F. The topography is diverse, with mountain ranges oriented north to south and narrow coastal plains. The Philippines' famous landforms include Chocolate Hills, Banaue Rice Terraces, and Mayon Volcano. Nearby countries include Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China. People in nearby areas have physical similarities due to shared geography.

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The Philippine Environment - Infographic

The Philippines has a tropical climate with wet and dry seasons. Temperatures typically range from 70-90°F. The topography is diverse, with mountain ranges oriented north to south and narrow coastal plains. The Philippines' famous landforms include Chocolate Hills, Banaue Rice Terraces, and Mayon Volcano. Nearby countries include Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China. People in nearby areas have physical similarities due to shared geography.

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The Philippine

Environment
PHILIPPINES
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. the

Asia. It is situated in the

islands

western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands

geographical

that are broadly categorized under three main geographical

Mindanao.

divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.


The Philippines are located at a latitude of 14° 34' 59.99" N
N

and a longitude of 121° 00' 0.00" E. the

E. The latitude of the

Philippines expresses the country's location relative to the


the

equator. That said, the Philippines is above the equator and


part of the Northern Hemisphere.

Metreology & Topograpy of The

Philippines
The Philippines has five types of climates: tropical rainforest, tropical monsoon,

tropical savanna, humid subtropical and oceanic (both are in higher-altitude areas)

characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of

rainfall. The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate that is usually hot and humid.

There are three seasons: a hot dry season from March to May; a rainy season

from June to November; and a cool dry season from December to February. The

southwest monsoon lasts from May to October and the northeast monsoon from

November to April. Temperatures usually range from 21 °C (70 °F) to 32 °C (90 °F).

The coolest month is January; the warmest is May.The topography is highly diverse,

with most mountain ranges oriented roughly north to south. Three ranges traverse

Luzon, and two cross Mindanao, along which Mt. Apo, the country's highest peak,

rises to a height of 2954 m. The islands are generally bounded by narrow coastal

plains (Luna, 1965).

Land and water forms of the

Philippines
The Philippines famous landforms are many and include the

famed Chocolate Hills in Bohol , the famous Banaue Rice

Terraces in Benguit, the Maria Cristina Water Falls (this

is one of Philippines famous landforms and is know to be

one of the world's highest water falls) in Mindanao and of

course the Palawan Underground River. Mayon Volcano,

also known as Mount Mayon, is an active volcano in the

province of Albay, on the island of Luzon in the

Philippines. It also includes, Pagsanjan Falls, Taal Lake,

Boracay, and many more.

Nearby Countries in The Philippines

Nearby countries of the Philippines are

Malaysia in the southwest, Indonesia in the

south, Vietnam in the west, and Taiwan and

mainland China to the north. The Philippines

shares maritime borders with China,

Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Palau, Taiwan

(ROC), and Vietnam.

People in nearby countries have similarities in the physical

aspect because of the place we live. Some countries that

live near around each other have some similarities to their

physical geography like vegetation, climate, the local

water cycle, and land formations. These features affect

the culture and physical appearance of the certain place.

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