Lesson 3 D2

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Physical Characteristics of the Country : 

Physical Characteristics of the Country Civics 3

Mountains : 

Mountains Are high landforms that are rich in mines like Gold, silver, nickel, bronze, chromites, and copper. Main products of people living near mountains are rice, coffee, vegetables, fruits, sugarcane, and cacao.

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3. Mt. Apo is the highest mountain in the coutry. It is found between Davao del Sur & North Cotabato.

Mountains : 

Mountains There are animals and plants found in the mountains. Mt. Pulog in the Cordillera Administ-rative Region is the second highest.

Volcano : 

Volcano It is a crack on the Earth’s crust or are mountains with opening at their peaks. Mt. Pinatubo

Volcano : 

Volcano The active one’s spew lava, ashes, melted rock, and boiling mud.

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3. Some of the active volcanoes are Mt. Mayon in Bicol which is also known because of it’s perfect cone shape.

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Taal Volcano is famous for being a volcano within a lake. It is also considered the smallest volcano in the world. Taal Volcano

Volcano : 

Volcano There are more than 200 volcanoes in our country 22 of them have been active for the past 600 years.

Volcano : 

The highest active volcano in the world is the Ojos del Salado in Chile at 22,560 feet (6,887 m) Volcano

Volcano : 

Volcano The youngest volcano in the world Paricutin is in Mexico it grew out of a corn field in 1942 and erupted for 8 or 9 years. You will learn more about this in your Social Studies PACE 1052.

Peninsula : 

Peninsula Peninsulas are landforms that are almost surrounded by water. The main trade for these areas are fishing.

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3. Example is the Zamboanga Peninsula

Peninsula : 

Peninsula Examples are Bicol and Bataan Peninsulas.

Mountain Ranges : 

Are rows of highlands with irregular heights that extend long and far. Mountain Ranges

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2. The longest mountain range in the country is the Sierra Madre which is partly seen in Cagayan Valley in Luzon. Mountain Ranges

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3. Zambales Mountain Range

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Boracay Beach Coastline 1. The Philippines has a long coastline. This is a result of being an archipelago. 2. Are plain lands along the seashores. 3. They are suited for fishing, trading, and tourism.

Coastline : 

Coastline We can find different piers, beaches, and fishing grounds along the seacoast of the Philippines. Examples of these famous shores are found in Rizal, Zamboanga del Sur, Boracay Beach, Pangasinan Coastline etc.

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Pangasinan Coastline

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Island 1.It is a landform surrounded by water. 2.The Philippines is composed of 7,107 islands.

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3. Hundred Islands in Pangasinan

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A group of many islands. The Philippines is an archipelago. Archipelago

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The Indonesia is an archipelago. Archipelago

Assignment : 

Assignment Study for a long quiz on Thursday July 30, 2009. Coverage will be Lesson 3. If you want Ma’am Grace to send you power point of the lessons please send your email address to helengrace_uy@yahoo.com