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Philippines - Geography ,History, GovernmentAnswer the following:
& Culture
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Describe the climate in the Philippines.
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Describe Pilipino culture?
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Which bodies of water border the Philippines?
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Which European country colonized the Philippines?.
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Identify The Philippines:
1. Capital
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2. Largest City:
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3. Population:
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4. Type of Government
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5. Currency:
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6. Per Capita GDP
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7. Language
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8. Largest religion
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Pre Spanish Period:
Spanish Period:
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Location
• Official name: Republic of the Philippines
• Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago
between the Philippine Sea and the South China
Sea, east of Vietnam
Fast Facts
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Population – 107,668,213 (July 2014). World Rank = 12th
GDP Per capita – $4,700 ( 2013 est.)
Currency – Philippine peso
Literacy rate 95%
Language - Filipino (official; based on Tagalog)and English
Religion – Most Filipinos are Roman Catholic (83%)
Capital: Manila
Largest city: Quezon City
Climate
• Climate: either tropical or humid subtropical
characterized by relatively high temperature,
oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall.
There are two seasons in the country, the wet
season and the dry season, based upon the
amount of rainfall.
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History
Pre-Spanish Period
The first people in the Philippines, the Negritos, are believed to have come to the islands 30,000 years ago from
Borneo and Sumatra,.
Chinese merchants and traders arrived and settled in the ninth century.
Spanish Period
Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521, and for the next 377 years, the islands were under
Spanish rule.
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Many converted to Roman Catholicism.
Aguinaldo declared independence from Spain on June 12, 1898.
American Period
Spain ceded the islands to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (December 10, 1898) that
ended the Spanish American War
July 4, 1946, the Philippine Islands became the independent Republic of the Philippines, in accordance with the
terms of the Tydings-McDuffie Act.
Post Independence Period
Since 1986, when the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos was toppled, the Philippines has enjoyed relative political
stability and steady economic growth.
Culture
• English is generally used for educational, governmental
and commercial purposes, and it is widely understood
since it is the medium of instruction in schools. The
Philippines are the third largest group of Englishspeaking people in the world, after the United States
and the United Kingdom.
• It is common to hear Filipinos use a mixture of English
and Filipino words or phrases, known as “Taglish” (a
mixture of English and Tagalog).
• A minority still speak Spanish, which had at one time
been an official language
Family Values
• The family is the center of the social structure and
includes the nuclear family, aunts, uncles,
grandparents, cousins and honorary relations, such as
godparents, sponsors, and close family friends.
• People get strength and stability from their family.
• Concern for the extended family is seen in the
patronage provided to family members when they seek
employment. It is common for members of the same
family to work for the same company. In fact, many
collective bargaining agreements state that family
members will be preferred in hiring.
Typhoons
• The Philippines sit astride the typhoon belt,
and the country suffers an annual onslaught of
dangerous storms from July through October.
Around an average of 20 storms and/or
typhoons per year enter the Philippine area.
Indigenous People
• The Philippines consist of a large
number of indigenous ethnic
groups living in the country. They
are the descendants of the
original inhabitants of the
Philippines. They were not
absorbed by centuries of Spanish
and United States colonization of
the Philippines, and in the
process they have retained their
customs and traditions. In the
1990s, there were more than 100
highland tribal groups
constituting approximately 3% of
the population
Foods
• Rice flour noodles topped with crab sauce, eggs, shrimps, squid,
garlic, chicharon, and vegetable seasoned with lemon juice.
• Kare-kare is a stew made from peanut sauce with a variety of
vegetables, stewed oxtail, beef, and occasionally offal or tripe. Meat
variants may include goat meat or (rarely) chicken. It is often eaten
with bagoong (shrimp paste), sometimes spiced with chili, and
sprinkled with calamansi juice. It is comfort food for Filipinos, and a
perennial family favorite in both local and overseas Filipino
households. This is an authentic Filipino dish.
• Lechón is a pork dish in several regions of the world, particularly in
Spain and its former colonies throughout the world
• Adobo is Spanish for sauce, seasoning, or marinade for chunks of
chicken, pork or meat