THE PHILIPPINES

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THE PHILIPPINES
Kellie Kesner Block 4
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Absolute Location
Capital MANILA
Latitude 14.35 Longitude 121.00
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The Philippines are -Southwest of Japan -North
of Australia -East of the Indian Ocean
Relative Location
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Physical Place
There are 7,107 islands that make up the
Philippines.
Most islands have mountains, and there is
potential for volcanic activity.
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Cultural Place
Religion
Government
The Philippines is mostly a Christian nation. 83
percent of the population belongs to the Roman
Catholic Church, 6 percent belongs to the
Philippine Independent Church, and 3 percent
belong to other Christian churches. Five percent
is Muslim.
Language
The Philippines is a democratic republic. It has
81 provinces. The government is led by a
president who serves as chief of state and head
of government. The current president is Gloria
Arroyo.
English and Pilipino are the main languages.
English is the main language of business, and
education.
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Human Environment Interaction
Adaptation The Philippines are many islands that
are not connected. For people to travel from one
island to the other they need to travel by boat.
This makes it difficult to go from island to
island because most islands dont have all of the
supplies needed. Especially for transporting
goods, it makes it harder and it takes longer for
them to be moved.
Modify Humans have changed the environment
because they have built homes on the islands.
They have also built cities, roads, and drive
cars, boats, and buses.
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Movement
Transportation Most people (middle class) own
cars but the rest rely of public transportation.
There are buses, taxis, and jeepneys. Jeepneys
are buses that are built off of old US military
jeeps that transport people throughout the
cities. They also have boats for inter-island
movement and airplanes to get out of the country.
Airplanes, boats, and trucks transport goods from
island to island.
Service is not extensive in rural places and
between islands. Middle-class homes usually have
phones if service is available in the area. Cell
phones are becoming more and more popular. They
also have computers with internet and television
as well as newspapers.
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Region
People that live near or on the same island of
volcanoes live differently than people who dont
live on the islands with volcanoes. When you live
close to volcanoes you have to have evacuations
and take certain precautions so you dont get
killed or burned when they erupt.
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English and Pilipino are the main languages.
English is the main language of business, and
education
WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET

• IMR 26
• TFR 3.5
• URBAN 47
• HIV/AIDS lt.05
• CONTRACEPTIVE USE 35
• DEPENDENT AGES 41
• GNI 4,070
• LIFE EXPECTANCY 70