Philippine Location Lesson

 The geographical setting of any region is
important in the evaluation of the endowed

natural resources. Location, size and shape of a
certain country are the essential elements that
bear the economic, social and political
development of it. The geographical location of
the Philippines is very important since it gives
the exact location and land area of the country.
It is composed of 7,107 islands richly endowed
with natural resources. Majority of this islands
are inhabited. There are 11 big islands that
comprise the country which are divided into
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
 All in all, Philippines is divide into 17 regions
with the National Capital Region as the
biggest, which have different cultures,
traditions, and languages which can result to
miscommunication which leads to difficulty
in attaining national unity and solidarity.
 The Philippines enjoys dry and wet seasons
throughout the year due to its ideal
geographical location. Thus, this is between
the equator and the Tropic of Cancer. But on
the contrary, travel and transportation is
difficult here because of its irregular shape,
elongated, and rugged coastline
 It fixes the permanent position of the place
on the surface of the globe.
 An actual place or natural setting
 It is expressed in terms of latitude and
longitude and one of the most important
factors that determine its political, economic
and physical well-being.
* Latitude- the angular distances measured
north to south of the equator.
* Equator- located at the middle of the
northern and southern hemisphere; at zero
latitude
* Prime Meridian- passes through Greenwich
England and divides the globe into the
eastern and western hemisphere.
The Philippines is an archipelago that
consists of an estimated 7, 107 islands. It lies
between the equator and the Tropic of
Cancer, between 4°23’ and 21°25’ north
latitude and between 116°and 127° east
longitude. It is a part of Southeast Asia. It is
bounded on the north by the Bashi Channel,
on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the
south by the Celebes Sea, and on the west by
the China Sea.
Locations are used to identify a point or an area
on the Earth’s surface or elsewhere and it generally
implies a higher degree of certainty than place,
which often indicates an entity with an ambiguous
boundary, relying more on human or social attributes
of place identity and sense of place.
The Philippines is located with the reference to
Southern Asia and the regions of Indonesia and
Australia. The archipelago of the Philippines guards
the approaches to these regions from the north and
from the east. This makes the country politically
important among the nations of the world and an
ideal distribution center of goods within the region.
This is also the meeting ground of diverse cultures.
 Luzon – includes Luzon Island itself, Palawan,
Mindoro, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon,
Catanduanes, Batanes Islands and Polilio Island. It is
located in the northern region of the archipelago.
 Mindanao- the 2nd largest (after Luzon) in the
Philippines, in the southern part of the archipelago,
surrounded by the Bohol, Philippine Celebes, and Sulu
seas. This is also known as the “Land of Promise”.
 Visayas- also called as “Visayas or Bisayas”, island
group, cental Philippines. The Visayan group consists
of seven large and several hundred smaller islands
clustered around the Visayan, Samar, and Camotes
seas. The 7 main islands are Bohol, Cebu, Leyte,
Masbate, Negros, Panay, and Samar.
 This is an important factor in evaluating the
economic and political potentialities of a
state.
 The relative extent of something; a thing’s
overall dimensions or magnitude; how big
something is.
The total land area is about 300,000 sq.
km including about 298,000 sq. m of land and
about 2,000 sq. km of water. The Philippines
stretches about 1,850 km from Y’ami Island
in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and
is about 1,000 km at its widest point east to
west.
·Luzon- 105,000 sq. km
·Mindanao- 95,000 sq. km
·Visayas-61,077 sq. km
As a general rule, although small countries
may attain a very high level of cultural and
economic development. They are handicapped
by their limited space while large size is a sign
of greatness and high stage of development.
 The shape of a country is another
geographical element that has a bearing on
its economic, social and political
development.
 Compactness and elongation represent the
two extremes in shape. The more compact
the state, the smaller is the ratio of its
boundary in relation to its shape.
· Kristel Jumao-as
· Vina O. Bilocura
· Fatima Pernito

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