INTRODUCTION

TO

PHILIPPINE HISTORY

PHYSICAL

ENVIRONMENT

• We live in the Philippines, our nativeland.

• The people to this country are called“Filipinos”.

• Now, in order to know a country well, westudy its history because history is thestory of a country and its people.

3. GOD

2. LAND

1.

PEOPLE

Three Important Parts About Knowing A Country’s History:

The name “Philippines”

• Early Chinese traders who visited Mindorocalled our nation “Ma-yi”, meaning Land ofgold.

• “Maniolas”- name given by Claudius Ptolemy,a Greek mapmaker, in his ancient map.

• “Archipelago of St. Lazarus”- name given byMagellan to our nation in 1521.

• “Felipinas”- a Spanish explorer named RuyLopez de Villalobos gave this name in honor ofKing Philip II.

“Pearl of the Orient Seas”

• Popular nickname for the Philippines.

• This was romantic name given to ourcountry by two famous writers;

»Fr. Juan J. Delgado in 1751

»Dr. Jose Rizal

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES

Geography of the Philippines

•Location

•Shape and size

•Neighboring countries and

surrounding bodies of water

•Terrain and Points

•Other Facts

- Located in SoutheasternAsia

- Archipelago (large group ofislands) made up of 7,107islands

- Part of a Western Pacific arcsystem that is characterizedby active volcanoes .

Geographic Coordinates: 13 00 N, 122 00 E

Capital City: Manila

Shape

•Elongated

•Archipelago

Area

•115,830 square miles

Coastline

•22,549 miles

Length

•1,851 km (1,150 mi) SSE-NNW

Width

•1,062 km (660 mi) ENE-WSW

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Philippines-LOCATION-SIZE-AND-EXTENT.html

Neighboring Countries

Surrounding Bodies of Water

North- Luzon Strait

West- South China Sea

East- Philippine Sea

South- Celebes Sea

Terrain and Points

-mostly mountainous-all islands are prone to earthquakes

Lowest Point-Philippine Sea

Highest Point-Mount Apo (9,691 feet)

• Climate–Hot and Dry – March to May

–Rainy – June to October

–Cool – November to February

–Temperature :

78A0F/25A0C to 90A0F/32A0C ;humidity 77%

• Three Group of Islands:

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Eleven main Islands

1. Luzon

2. Mindanao

3. Samar

4. Negros

5. Palawan

6. Panay

7. Mindoro

8. Leyte

9. Cebu

10.Bohol

11.Masbate

REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

• I -ILOCOS Region• Major City: San Fernando City

• II -Cagayan valley• Major City: Tuguegarao City

• III -CENTRAL Luzon• Major City: San Fernando City

• IV-A (calabarzon)• Major City: Calamba City

• IV-B (Mimaropa)• Major City: Calapan City

• V -Bicol Region• Major City: Legaspi City

NCR-NATIONAL CAPITAL

REGIONMajor City: MANILA

CAR-CORDILLERA

ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONMajor City: Baguio city

• VI -western visayas• Major City: IloIlo City

• VII -CENTRAL VISAYAS• Major City: Cebu City

• VIII -EASTERN Visayas• Major City: Tacloban City

REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

• IX -western mindanao (ZamboangaPeninsula)

• Major City: PagadianCity

• X -NORTHERN MINDANAO

• Major City: Cagayan De Oro City

• XI -SOUTHERN MINDANAO (Davao region)

• Major City: Davao City

REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

XII - central Mindanao (soccksargen)

• Major City: KoronadalCity

• XIII - Caraga region

• Major City: ButuanCity

• ARMM- autonomous region of muslimmindanao

• Major City: CotabatoCity

• The Philippines has a varied topography.It has a coastline of 18, 411 km.

• Many islands have extensive coral reefsthat attract tourists from everywhere.

• The larger islands have rugged,mountainous interiors, mostly rangesrunning north to south.

Four major Lowland Areas:

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Three major Mountain Ranges:

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• There are about 221 volcanoes, 21 areactive.

• The Philippines lies on the volatilePacific “Ring of Fire” and most of thehighest mountains are volcanic in origin.

Two(2) Active Volcanoes

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Philippine

The population of the Philippines has been steadilygrowing for many years. In 2014, it is the 12th most populatedcountry in the world, between Mexico andEthiopia, andcontinues to grow at a rate of 1.89% per year.(http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/philippines-population/)

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• Languages– 2 official languages: English and Filipino

– 8 major dialects :

Twenty largest linguistic groups:• 1. VISAYANS (34, 662, 000)

– Cebuano

– Hiligaynon

– Waray

– Masbateňo

– Capiznon

– Aklanon

– Surigaonon

– Kinaray-A

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2. TAGALOG (13, 928, 000)

3. ILOCANO (9, 527, 000)

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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4. BICOLANO (5, 659, 000)

• Central Bicolano

• Albay Bicolano

5. MORO ( 4, 475, 000)

• Malay

• Maranao

• Maguindanao

• Tausug

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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6. KAPAMPANGAN (2, 667, 000)

7. PANGASINENSE (1, 637, 000)

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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8. CHINESE FILIPINO (992, 000)

9. IBANAG (703, 000)

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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Religion

•83 % Catholics

• 5 % Muslim

• 12 % smaller Christian dominations and Buddhist

• 3rd largest English speaking country in the world

• Democratic Government

* Executive Branch

- Headed by Chief of Staff (President) and V.President

- Cabinet

* Legislative Branch

- Senate

- House of Representatives

* Judicial Branch

- Supreme Court

• Natural Resources- Timber, Petroleum, Cobalt

• Oil is not a natural resource.

• 72nd largest country in the world

• Officially called the Republic of Philippines

• Slightly larger than Arizona