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Philippine Archipelago

The document discusses the formation of the Philippine archipelago and its major landforms and bodies of water. It explains that the archipelago was formed through volcanic activity and tectonic plate movement over geological time. It describes key landforms like mountains, volcanoes, plains and valleys. The tallest mountain is Mount Apo and notable volcanoes include Mayon and Taal volcanoes. Major water forms discussed include oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. Specific examples highlighted include Laguna Lake, Taal Lake and the Cagayan River.

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Philippine Archipelago

The document discusses the formation of the Philippine archipelago and its major landforms and bodies of water. It explains that the archipelago was formed through volcanic activity and tectonic plate movement over geological time. It describes key landforms like mountains, volcanoes, plains and valleys. The tallest mountain is Mount Apo and notable volcanoes include Mayon and Taal volcanoes. Major water forms discussed include oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. Specific examples highlighted include Laguna Lake, Taal Lake and the Cagayan River.

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PHILIPPINE

ARCHIPELAGO
ARCHIPELAGO
-came from the Greek words Archi means “chief” and
pelagos means “sea”.
-originally, archipelago’s proper name is Aegean Sea
which is an elongated body of water that contain large
number of scattered island.
-literally islands in a sea.
- Most archipelagic islands form through volcanic
activity, some are formed as a result of larger land
masses.
BIRTH OF THE PHILIPPINE
ARCHIPELAGO
-the birth is still something geologists
continue to study. Through geological
time, the islands of the Philippines have
formed, moved, submerged, and
reappeared.
Alfred Lothar Wegener proposed the
past existence of a supercontinent called
PANGAEA (PANGEA).
ALFRED WEGENER
When Pangea started to drift. Alfred
called the northern half as “LAURASIA”
and the southern as
“GONDWANALAND”.
ARE WE LUCKY?
Land Forms
and Bodies of
water
MAJOR
LANDFORMS
• LITHOSPHERE- is the layer of the earth where most land
forms are found.
• Are natural features that appear on the surface of the
earth.
• They are formed by the movement of tectonic plates,
volcanic eruption, or the action of water, wind, or ice.
MOUNTAINS
• Are the highest region of deformed
and disturbed rocks with steep slopes.
• The rocks are elevated, usually more
the 600m from the surroundings.
• Formed through faulting.
TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE PHILIPPINES
WITH A SLOPE OF 2,956 METERS
MOUNTAIN RANGES
• Are elevated surface features that may
be thousand of kilometers long and
hundreds of kilometers wide.
SIERRA MADRE
MOUNTAIN RANGE
-stretches form the
Province of
Cagayan down to
Quezon Province.
VOLCANOES
• are also mountains but they differ from
other mountains that are formed from
uplift or folding. Instead, they are build by
the accumulation of the products of
eruption.
MAYON VOLCANO
TAAL VOLCANO
(BININTIANG MALAKI)
HILLS
• Are elevated landforms and less steep than
a mountain.
• Smaller than mountains.
CHOCOLATE HILLS
-COMPOSED OF 1268 HILLS.
PLAINS
Are broad, vast flat lands that roll slightly,
which are usually grassy areas with few
trees.
CENTRAL PLAINS
VALLEY
• is a low lying area of land between two
mountain ranges or hills.
CAGAYAN VALLEY
-LIES BETWEEN SIERRA MADRE AND
WETLANDS
• The soil in wetlands are usually low in
oxygen because the soil is tightly
packed and soaked in water.
CANDABA
SWAMP
MAJOR
WATER FORMS
HYDROSPHERE- is a part of the
earth where water is found.
OCEAN
• Is the largest body of water and has an average
salinity (level of salt) of 35 parts per thousand
(ppt), covers 98% of the world’s water and
drives water cycle.
SEA
-is large body of salt water that maybe
connected to an ocean, usually near the
shore (beach).
LAKE
- Is still body of freshwater
completely surrounded by land.
• Laguna Lake – Rizal, Laguna, and Manila
• Taal Lake – Taal, Batangas
• Lake Lanao and Buluan – Mindanao
• Kayangan Lake -Palawan
RIVERS
-may start from a tiny stream that drains
surface water or runoffs water- the part
of the rainwater that was not absorbed
by the ground.
CAGAYAN RIVER
- (505 Km) Northern luzon

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