1. What is the capital city of Zamboanga del Norte?
A. Dipolog City B. Zamboanga City C. Dapitan City D. Ipil
2. In what group of islands, do Saluag Island located?
A. Luzon B. Visayas C. Mindanao D. Spratlys
3. If Batanes is the northernmost, Tawi-tawi is the southernmost and Palawan is the westernmost province of the Philippines, what is the easternmost province?
A. Catanduanes B. Surigao del Sur C. Davao Oriental D. Samar
If you got all the three correctly (I reveal the answer later), congratulations! you really listened to your geography teacher. But sorry to say this, there is no price actually.
So much of this, I would like to talk about Philippine Geography. I came across with a thread topic in Pinoyexchange a few days ago that asked if Filipinos are knowledgeable towards geography of the Philippines. Handful of posts replied that Filipinos (let's say, not all) are knowledgeable towards geography.
Looking back on our geography (Geography 101): The Philippines has an area of 300,000 sq.km with 7,107 islands (low tide). There are three main island groups; Luzon (the largest), Visayas and Mindanao. Politically, the Philippines has 17 regions with an autonomous (ARMM), administrative (CAR) and metropolitan (NCR); and about 80 provinces with Dinagat Island as the newest. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines. Topographically, obviously, Philippines is blessed with mountains, rivers and natural resources. Mouth Apo is the highest peak in the Philippines located in the island of Davao while Cagayan River is the longest located in Luzon These are just few of the tons of information that every Filipino children learns from Grade One to High School.
Geography has played a relevant part of the country's history. Contrary to what other people believe, the Philippines already has an existing civilization though not as grandeous as the Chinese or the Romans themselves. The Philippines was already populated by different groups of people such as the Aetas (who came through land bridges) and from people from Malaysia and IndoChina. They settle down on the different islands, form villages and governments of their own. Because the Philippines is an archipelago, it is noted that in different islands, local kingdoms are established. However, these kingdoms are divided and it pave a way for Spaniards to conquer these kingdoms and change the wheels of history.
In terms of the cultural aspect of the Filipinos, I can say that it is diverse, courtesy of our geography. Different people or ethnics has different cultures, traditions and languages. For examples, the people in Cordilleras has a tattoo tradition whereas, the Ivatans (the people in Batanes) had built large stone houses against typhoons that visits them yearly. In languages, there are between 120 and 175 languages in the Philippines, aside from Filipino and English as the national languages. Among these are Cebuano, Ilonggo, Hiligaynon and more. It is no wonder that it is really more fun in the Philippines, having diversity on its own.
The Philippines is rich in natural resources. Chocolate Hills, Puerto Princess Underground River and Tubattaha Reef are among the wonders of nature that can be found in the Philippines. The country is rich in gold, nickel and several other minerals. In biodiversity, the Philippines is home to several and exotic flora and fauna such as Tarsier, the Philippine Eagle and Whale Shark. Rafflesia arnoldi, the world's largest flora can be also found here.
There are so much to be proud of our country. Amidst the social and political issues, we, Filipinos have so much to be thankful for. Might as well, we need to discover the natural wonders in our country by travelling and not to mention, helping this to preserve it so that the next generations to come will enjoy the same wonders that what we are seeing. To answer the questions above: Dipolog City is the capital of Zamboanga del Norte; Saluag Island is located in Mindanao, in fact, this is the southernmost island; and Davao Oriental is the easternmost province of the Philippines. NowUKnow!
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