This document provides an overview of key concepts in civics related to maps and landforms. It defines different types of maps like physical maps, political maps, and climate maps. It also explains common landforms found on maps such as plains, valleys, mountains, hills, plateaus, peninsulas, islands, oceans, seas, bays, gulfs, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Examples of each landform type from the Philippines are given. The document is a study guide for a mock civics exam focusing on maps, population statistics from different Philippine regions, and prominent physical features.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in civics related to maps and landforms. It defines different types of maps like physical maps, political maps, and climate maps. It also explains common landforms found on maps such as plains, valleys, mountains, hills, plateaus, peninsulas, islands, oceans, seas, bays, gulfs, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Examples of each landform type from the Philippines are given. The document is a study guide for a mock civics exam focusing on maps, population statistics from different Philippine regions, and prominent physical features.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in civics related to maps and landforms. It defines different types of maps like physical maps, political maps, and climate maps. It also explains common landforms found on maps such as plains, valleys, mountains, hills, plateaus, peninsulas, islands, oceans, seas, bays, gulfs, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Examples of each landform type from the Philippines are given. The document is a study guide for a mock civics exam focusing on maps, population statistics from different Philippine regions, and prominent physical features.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in civics related to maps and landforms. It defines different types of maps like physical maps, political maps, and climate maps. It also explains common landforms found on maps such as plains, valleys, mountains, hills, plateaus, peninsulas, islands, oceans, seas, bays, gulfs, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Examples of each landform type from the Philippines are given. The document is a study guide for a mock civics exam focusing on maps, population statistics from different Philippine regions, and prominent physical features.
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Civics 3 – mock exam reviewer
THE MAP Physical Map – shows the landforms and water
forms in a place Map – A flat representation of a place. Population Map – shows the population size in It is used to tell the exact location of a place. a place Cartographer – It is the person who makes maps. Primary Directions Parts of a Map N – North 1. Title – It tells what the map is about. It S – South tells if it is a map of a town, a country, W – West or the world map. E – East 2. Symbols – These represent the landforms or water forms in a place. Secondary Directions 3. Legend/Key – It presents or lists the symbols and their meanings. NE – Northeast 4. Compass Rose – It tells the primary and NW – Northwest secondary directions. It shows where SE – Southeast the north is. SW – Southwest 5. Scale – It tells how the small unit of measure on the map stands for a larger unit in reality
KINDS OF MAPS Population – The number of people living in a
certain area. Online Maps – Interactive and technology- based map. Census – It is conducted to find out the population of a place Readily available on internet Can be downloaded and installed in Region 4-A – It is the region with the biggest smart phones, tablets, and computers population of 14.41 million out of the 17 It will easily tell you the location of a regions in the country place Cavite – Has the highest population of all Political Map – shows the extent and provinces with 3.7 million boundaries of a place Batanes – The province with the smallest Climate Map – shows the type of climate population at the northernmost part of Luzon experienced in a place with 17,246 people living in it
Economic Map – shows the different products VISAYAS
and natural resources in a place Cebu – It has the biggest population among all provinces in Visayas with 2.94 million people Civics 3 – mock exam reviewer Region 6 or Western Visayas – It has the Mountain Ranges – A group of mountains biggest population among all regions in Visayas connected to one another. with 7.54 million people Sierra Madre – The longest mountain range in MINDANAO the Philippines which is rich in mineral resources such as gold, bronze, silver, iron, and Bukidnon – It is a province in Region 10 or nickel Northern Mindanao which has the biggest population among all provinces in Mindanao VOLCANO Volcano – A landform that has a crater. Hot lava Region 11 or Davao Region – It is the region in flows from this crater when it erupts. Mindanao with the biggest population among Some volcanoes found in the Philippines: all regions in Mindanao with 4.9 million people Mount Pinatubo – a volcano that is located in Zambales LAND FORMS Taal Volcano – located in Batangas PLAIN Mount Bulusan – located in Sorsogon Mount Kanlaon – located in Negros Plain – A wide flat landform where people Oriental usually build houses.
Region 3 or Central Luzon – It has the widest HILL
plain in the country. It is also known as “Rice A high landform but it is lower than a mountain. Granary of the Philippines”. It produces rice, corn, fruits, and vegetables. PLATEAU A flat surface on top of a mountain. VALLEY Tagaytay City in Cavite and Bukidnon in Valley – A flat landform between mountains or Mindanao are located on plateaus. hills.
Region 2 or Cagayan Valley – It is the largest PENINSULA
valley in the country. It produces rice, corn, An elongated landform surrounded by water. peanut, beans and other fruits and vegetables This landform is connected to a mass of land. The provinces of Bataan and Bicol are La Trinidad Valley – A famous valley in the peninsulas. country. It is called the “Salad Bowl of the Philippines”. The crops harvested there are ISLAND cabbage, lettuce, potato, and strawberry. A landform surrounded by water. The Philippines is made up of 7,641 MOUNTAIN islands. Mountain – The highest landform An archipelago is composed of many islands therefore Philippines is an Mt. Apo – The tallest mountain in the archipelago. It is composed of big and Philippines found in Region 11 or Davao Region. small islands. Civics 3 – mock exam reviewer
STRAIT – WATER FORMS San Juanico – Leyte
OCEAN – The widest and deepest
RIVER – A large natural body of fresh water form. The water here is salty. water that flows into the sea. It serves Major Oceans in the world: as an irrigation system for agriculture, a 1. Atlantic Ocean good source of fish and other marine 2. Indian Ocean resources, and as a passage way for 3. Antarctic Ocean small water vessels. 4. Pacific Ocean – widest water form, Agno River found in the East of the Philippines Pampanga River Agusan River SEA – A big water form but smaller than Mindanao River or Rio Grande de an ocean. Mindanao Seas found in the Philippines: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River 1. Celebes Sea National Park is considered the longest 2. West Philippine Sea river found in a cave in the Philippines. 3. Sulu Sea It measures 8 kilometers. It is chosen as 4. Mindanao Sea one of the New Seven Wonders of The Philippine Deep or Mindanao Nature. Trench is one of the deepest trenches in the world. LAKE – A water form surrounded by land. It usually has fresh water and does BAY – A water form connected to the not flow. sea. It serves as a port for ships and other sea vessels. Natural Lake: Manila Bay – Primary port in the Laguna Lake – biggest lake in Philippines which is considered as one the Philippines of the most beautiful ports in the world. Other Popular Lakes: Some of the many Bays in the Philippines: Lanao Lake Taal Lake Subic Bay in Zambales Buhi Lake – The smallest Batangas Bay commercial fish namely Ormoc Bay in Leyte SINARAPAN can be found here. Iligan Bay in Mindanao WATERFALL – A fresh water form that GULF – a water form that is bigger than falls from a high place. a bay. Its sides are surrounded by land. Pagsanjan Falls Lingayen Gulf – Pangasinan Lagonoy Gulf – Luzon Davao Gulf – Mindanao Civics 3 – mock exam reviewer Maria Cristina Falls – Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte, Mindanao; One of the sources of electric power in Mindanao Iligan City – City of Majestic Waterfalls which has 20 beautiful waterfalls
SPRING – A water form that comes
from beneath the ground. It can be hot or cold. A hot spring is a source of geothermal energy Bucal, Calamba City, Laguna – Because of having many springs in this barangay which became tourist spots