Natural Hazards: Manila

Which of these statements about the geography of Manila are TRUE and which are FALSE? Sort these statements into each category.

Groups:

(a) True

,

(b) False

• Manila is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Manila is located west of Asia.

• Manila is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Manila is located in the Philippines.

• Manila is located in China.

• Manila is located in Southeast Asia.

Manila is located less than 100 kilometres from Taal and Mount Pinatubo. This means that they are at risk for what natural hazard?

• Typhoon

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Floods

• Earthquakes

Manila is located along a very active fault line in the Ring of Fire. This means that they are at risk for what natural hazard?

• Typhoon

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Floods

• Earthquakes

Manila is located near the warm waters of the Pacific. This means that they are at risk for what natural hazard?

• Typhoon

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Floods

• Earthquakes

How many people live in Metro Manila?

• 2 million

• 6 million

• 13 million

• 50 million

Place the statements in the TRUE or FALSE categories.

Groups:

(a) TRUE

,

(b) FALSE

• Manila is located in a developed country.

• Approximately 13 percent of the population of the Philippines lives in Metro Manila.

• Manila is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

• Manila experienced rapid urbanization.

• Metro Manila is a metropolis in the Philippines.

People move to Manilla for the ​​ (a)   and the ​ (b)  

• jobs
• culture.
• weather
• traffic
• food

Match the following

• Downtown

• Where the buildings are planned out and build solidly.

• Slum

• Where the buildings are unstable and made of random mateiral.

• Slum

• A very modern section of Manila; home to the business district.

• Downtown

• An extremely poor sector of Manila where people live closely together because they cannot afford to live elsewhere.

What natural disaster caused 6000 deaths in the Philippines in 2013?

• Eruption of Pinatubo.

• Typhoon Haiyan.

• Earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale.

A long time ago, people moved to the Manila area because they wanted to live near the volcanoes. Why would people want to live near volcanoes?

• Living higher up on a volcano could protect them from flooding.

• Ash from the volcanic eruptions made the land better for farming.

• It was nice and warm.