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 7107 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 4deg23rsquo and 21deg25rsquo north

latitude and between 116degand 127deg 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 Earthrsquos 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 ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

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 4deg23rsquo and 21deg25rsquo north

latitude and between 116degand 127deg 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 Earthrsquos 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 ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

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 4deg23rsquo and 21deg25rsquo north

latitude and between 116degand 127deg 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 Earthrsquos 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 ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

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 4deg23rsquo and 21deg25rsquo north

latitude and between 116degand 127deg 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 Earthrsquos 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 ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

The Philippines is an archipelago that

consists of an estimated 7 107 islands It lies

between the equator and the Tropic of

Cancer between 4deg23rsquo and 21deg25rsquo north

latitude and between 116degand 127deg 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 Earthrsquos 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 ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

Locations are used to identify a point or an area on the Earthrsquos 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 ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

Luzon ndash 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 ldquoLand of Promiserdquo

Visayas- also called as ldquoVisayas or Bisayasrdquo island group cental Philippines The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan Samar and Camotesseas 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 thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

This is an important factor in evaluating the

economic and political potentialities of a

state

The relative extent of something a thingrsquos

overall dimensions or magnitude how big

something is

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

The total land area is about 300000 sq

km including about 298000 sq m of land and

about 2000 sq km of water The Philippines

stretches about 1850 km from Yrsquoami Island

in the north to Sibutu Island in the south and

is about 1000 km at its widest point east to

west

Luzon- 105000 sq km

Mindanao- 95000 sq km

Visayas-61077 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

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

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

Kristel Jumao-as

Vina O Bilocura

Fatima Pernito