Natural Disasters and Geographical Features of the Philippines

Places in the Pacific Ocean that are vulnerable to volcanic eruption and earthquake.

• Fault Line

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Typhoon Belt

• Strategic Location

The region in the Pacific Ocean frequently visited by typhoons.

• Typhoon Belt

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Regionalism

• Strategic Location

The rise of strong waves brought by a storm.

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Fault Line

• Storm Surge

• Strategic Location

Attitude or perception which gives too much regard for one's own region.

• Regionalism

• Fault Line

• Strategic Location

• Storm Surge

Places near the tectonic plate where frequent and massive movement of the earths is experienced.

• Strategic Location

• Storm Surge

• Fault Line

• Pacific Ring of Fire

Places is situated in a good location that result in positive effects.

• Storm Surge

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Fault Line

• Strategic Location

Identify the positive effect of the physical characteristics of the Philippines to the economic and social condition of the country.

• The Philippine has good ports that serve as trade center in the world.

• The Philippine archipelagic feature, the presence of numerous islands and mountains.

• The distances between islands

• Philippine location at Pacific Ring of Fire

The three major plates in the world are;

• Eurasian Plate, Pacific Plate, and Indo-Australian Plate

• Eurasian Plate. American Plate, and Australian Plate

• Australian Plate, Indo-Australian Plate, and Asian Plate

• Indo-Asia Plate. Pacific Plate, North American Plate

What is the strongest typhoon that hit the Visayas Region in 2013?

• Typhoon Ruby

• Typhoon Yolanda

• Typhoon Agaton

• Typhoon Odette

The Philippines is located in the Typhoon Belt.

• False

• True