an overview of the philippines
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AN OVERVIEW OF THEPHILIPPINES
(An Introduction)
by Norberto Bautista
NS4 - Environmental Science
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Estimated population : 94 million peopleLiving Abroad : 11 million people
12th
Most Populous Country
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The Republic of t he P h ilippines is a countryin Sout heast Asia in t he Western PacificOcean . To its nort h across t he Luzon Straitlies Taiwan . West across t he Western
Ph ilippine (formerly Sout h Ch ina) Sea sitsVietnam. The Sulu Sea to t he sout hwestlies between t he country and t he island of Borneo, and to t he sout h the Celebes Seaseparates it from ot her islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on t he east by t he
Ph ilippine Sea. Its location on t he PacificRing of Fire and its tropical climate makethe P h ilippines prone to eart hq uakes andtyp hoons but have also endowed t hecountry wit h natural resources and made itone of t he ric hest areas of biodiversity in
the world. An arc h ipelago comprising7,107 islands, t he P h ilippines iscategorized broadly into t h ree maingeograp h ical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, andMindanao. Its capital city is Manila.
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Multiple et hnicities and cultures arefound t h roug hout t he islands. Inpre h istoric times, Negritos were some of the arc h ipelago's earliest in habitants.
They were followed by successive wavesof Austronesian peoples who broug h twit h them influences from Malay ,Hindu , and Islamic societies. Tradeintroduced Ch inese cultural influences.
(Top) a Malay Barangay Boat (Below) Chinese Trade ship
(Right) Chinese trader with early Filipinos.
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M odern Filipinos
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and in Feeding all of them and
providing them with their basic necessities -- food, clothing, housing,medicine, and other requirements
we turn to our natural resources .
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Food Production - Rice
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Food Production - Corn
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Food Production - Vegetables
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Y antok (Palm) Bignay Durian
Kasoy
Food Production - Fruits
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Philippine Exported Fruits
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Food Production - Poultry
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Food Production Pork & Cattle
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Food Production Exotic Foods
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Food Production - Fish
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Food Production Shellfish / Others
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Need for Clothing -- Cotton
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Need for Housing / Infrastructure
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Need for Road Building / Bridges / Schools
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Need for Fuel
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Need for Electricity
Sucat Oil-fed power plant
Ambuklao Hydroelectric Plant
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Land Area for ALL of These
HousingC ommercial Area AgricultureF orestryNational Parks
M iningOthers
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Need for Water Drinking / Irrigation
Ambuklao Hydroelectric Dam
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Irrigation for Agriculture
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W ith a population as large as this
the country also faces a lot of problems which needs to beaddressed and solve in order to
sustainable live in our country...
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PROBLE M ISSUES Garbage
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PROBLE M S ISSUES Air Pollution
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PROBLE M S ISSUES Climate Change
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PROBLE M S ISSUES Climate ChangeNot much water
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PROBLE M S ISSUES Poverty
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PROBLE M S ISSUES Food Shortage??
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PROBLE M S ISSUES Insurgency
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Examples: golden snail, africancatfish, janitor fish, cane frog,Brontispa palm beetle, mahoganytree, water lily,
OTHER PROBLE M S ISSUES * Introduction of Invasive andDestructive Alien Species of plants &animals
S ome of these become pests or affect the existence of other living
organisms in our ecology...
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PROBLE M S ISSUES New Diseases
Swine Flu
HIV-AIDS, Ebola Virus, SARS Virus,Swine F lu, Bird F lu, H1N1 Virus,Dengue, F oot & M outh Disease in C attle,M ad C ow ...
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Conclusion:
It is by understanding and knowing whowe are and where we live, we can better plan and adjust our way of life in order for us to live sustainable on Earth and co-exist with other living organisms.
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ANY QUESTIONS?