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Copernicus' book "de Revolutionibus" proposed the thesis that
the earth is the center of the universe
the earth revolves around the sun
the earth is round
the moon revolves around the earth
A modern city in North Africa is
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Cairo
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan
Baghdad is to Iraq and ______ is to Syria
Jordan
Turkey
Yemen
Damascus
The east-west _____ line encircles the earth and divides it into two equal parts or hemispheres
longitude
equator
meridian
latitude
A narrow water connection between two large bodies of water is a
strait
gulf
river
bay
Where is the Arctic Region found?
Euro-Asiatic Region
South Pole Region
North Pole Region
Antartica
Known as the Land of the Aztecs was the _____
Valley of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
California
South America
The great temple of the Khmer is located in _____
Indonesia
Chang Mai
Angkor
Java
The term New World applies to _____
South America
North America
European Union
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
If the tarsiers are found in Bohol, the tamaraws are found in
Mindoro
Davao
Cagayan
Palawan
Which is the Mindanao province that is known as the first seat of Islam in the Philippines?
Zamboanga
Tawi-Tawi
Sulu
Basilan
Why is the Nile known as an "international" river
It supplies water and productivity to Egypt and Sudan
It is the longest river in the world
It crosses eleven countries in Southeast Africa
Its waters flow into the Mediterranean Ocean
Prior to the Amazon River being recognized as the longest river in the world which was known as the world's longest river artery in the world
Cagayan river
Yangtze river
Yellow river
Nile river
William Shakespeare was from England, while Edgar Allan Poe was from
United States
Great Britain
France
Ireland
What was the name of our islands as it first appeared in a rare map published in 1554 at Venice by Giovanni Battista Ramusio as Italian geographer
Philippines
Filipinas
Philippine Islands
Philippine archipelago
In its land area of 115,707 square mile, the Philippines is twice as big as
Italy
Britain
Greece
Germany
On a sunny day, what island is visible from Y'Ami, the northernmost isle of the Philippines?
Japan
Taiwan
Hong Kong
South Korea
Signed by 117 states in 1982, the _____ gave recognition to the Philippines along the archipelago principle that its islands and natural features are a single geographic unit.
UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)
UN (United Nations)
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea designated a _____ Exclusive Economic Zone of water around the Philippine archipelago for sovereign right to explore, conserve, and manage natural resources of ocean, seabed, and subsoil.
1000-mile belt
100-mile belt
500-mile belt
200-mile belt
The coastline of islands in the Philippines is twice that of the
Africa
Caribbean Islands
United States
Europe
The highest mountain in the Philippines standing at 9,600 feet is
Mt. Mayon
Mt. Apo
Mt. Pinatubo
Mt. Kanlaon
The longest river in the Philippines is
Pampanga River
Pasig River
Cagayan River
Iligan River
Intervening the dry and wet seasons in the Philippines are months from _____ known as the Philippine springtime, the most delightful season of the year
November to February
April to June
June to August
January to March
The largest flower in the world is the one-footer diameter _____ which grows wild in the forests of Mindanao
kamuning
banaba
kakawate
pungapung
Which of Bohol is reputed to be the smallest monkey in the world
Zebronkey
Pilandut
Tarsius
Bubalus
Which is regarded as the Queen of Philippine Orchids
Liwayway
Tarhata
Waling-waling
Sampaguita
The Queen of Philippine fruits is the
durian
lansones
mango
macopa
The King of Jungle Fruits in the Philippines is the
saging
dalandan
durian
duhat
The Philippine national flower is the
ilang-ilang
sampaguita
tsampaka
waling-waling
The national tree and queen of Philippine trees is the
Kawayan
taguili
narra
molave
The Arabs, who were excellent geographers and navigators, perfected the _____ a navigational instrument to determine the altitude of stars and planets
astrolabe
compass
telescope
sunglass
Which is a Chinese-dominated former British colony Asian economic power which serves as a financial canter and a major harbor for trade because of its
Japan
Taiwan
Philippines
Singapore
Which one is an exemplary nation of tourism and a superpower of finances and gold
Canada
Great Britain
France
Switzerland
About 85% of gigantic waves called tsunamis occur in the
Pacific Ocean
China Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Philippines lies on the _____ an area where many volcanoes are active
rift valley
tectonic zone
ring of fire
epicenter
The continuous masses of land surrounded by big bodies of water on the earth's surface is known as
peninsula
continents
archipelago
hemisphere
Of seven continents in the world, the largest is _____ and the smallest is _____
Africa : Antartica
Asia : Australia
North America : South America
Europe : Oceania
The largest and second largest of the world's islands are
Greenland and New Guinea
Borneo and Madagascar
Baffin and Sumatra
Honshu and Great Britain
The fixed system of _____ time was developed in 1884 in order to follow new and faster methods of communication and travel
analog
local
standard
digital
Due to similar birth and death rates, _____ has a zero rate of natural increase in population
Philippines
United Kingdom
United States
Japan
Under which category does the Philippines fall
Landlocked State
Island State
Coastal State
Archipelagic State
Which statement holds TRUE of the Philippines
The Philippines is far from the equator
The Philippines is clear and below the equator
The Philippines is clear and above the equator
The Philippines is far below the equator
Environmentalists and linguists are in search of "Filipinizing" an unfamiliar term that came up during typhoon Yolanda. What is the term
Tsunami
Storm signal
Field research
Storm surge
Nobel Prize Laureate Elinor Ostrom asserts a viable formula for getting people of various backgrounds to work together for the common good. This is known as the
common goals / objectives
collective action
common pool resource
collective bargaining
In the United Nations conference on the Law of the Sea, which group stood together against the doctrine that the international seabed and their resources are the "common heritage of mankind"
Developing countries
Developed countries
ASEAN
Afro-Asian
Geographers measure landforms by _____ or height above the surface of the ocean and by _____ from the ocean depth
range : width
height : depth
elevation : sea level
altitude : longitude
Orographic _____ takes place when a moving mass of earth is forced to go up because of topographic barriers (ranges, mountains, hills, etc.)
freezing
cooling
warming
heating
Glacier _____ are formed by deposits of continental glaciers
plains
deposits
mass
peaks
The largest ocean which covers more than a third of the earth's surface is the _____ Ocean
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
The smallest ocean in the world is the _____ Ocean
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
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