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Early Chinese traders who visited Mindoro called our nation |
Ma-yi |
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Ma-yi means |
Land of gold |
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name given by Claudius Ptolemy, a Greek mapmaker, in his ancient map. |
Maniolas |
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Who is the Greek map maker who named the Philippines maniolas in his ancient map |
Claudius Ptolemy |
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name given by Magellan to our nation in 1521. |
Archipelago of St. Lazarus |
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Spanish explorer named Ruy Lopez de Villalobos gave this name in honor of King Philip II. |
Felipinas |
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– popular nickname for the Philippines. This was romantic name given to our country by two famous writers: Fr. Juan J. Delgado (in 1751), Dr. Jose Rizal |
Pearl of the Orient Seas |
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Who gave the name pearl of the Orient seas to the Philippines |
-Fr. Juan J. Delgado -Dr. Jose Rizal |
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Philippines is located in |
Southeastern Asia |
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Philippines is composed of how many islands |
7641 Islands |
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Philippines is part of---- which is composed of active volcanoes |
Western Pacific Arc System |
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Geographic coordinates of the Philippines |
13 00 N, 122 00 E |
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Capital city of the Philippines |
Manila |
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Total land area of the Philippines |
300 000 sqkm |
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Largest island in the philippines |
Luzon |
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Second largest island in the philippines |
Mindanao |
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Land area of luzon |
105 000 sqkm |
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Land area of mindanao |
95000 sqkm |
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According to CNN Philippines there are how many new islands in the country |
534 |
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Some of these new discovered islands were not in the Philipppine map before and most of these islands are in |
Mindanao |
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With the new technology - - - - - - they were able to detect these new islands, and the new Philippine map will be released. |
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture radar |
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Three (3) prominent bodies of water surround the Philippines: |
-Pacific Ocean (east) -West Philippine Sea (west) -Celebes Sea (south) |
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Shape of the philippines |
Elongated archipelago |
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Area of the philippines |
115 830 sqmiles |
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Coastline of the philippines |
22 549 miles |
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Length of the philippines |
1150 miles SSE-NNW |
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Width of the Philippines |
660 miles ENE-WSW |
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Neighboring Countries of the philippines |
-China -Korea -Japan -Taiwan -Hong Kong -Malaysia -Indonesia -Vietnam -Cambodia -Singapore -Thailand |
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Surrounding Bodies of water in the Philippines |
-North=Luzon Strait -East=Philippine Sea -West=West Philippine Sea -South=Celebes Sea |
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Is Philippines mostly mountainous? |
Yes |
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True or false: all islands in the Philippines prone to earthquake |
True |
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Lowest point in the Philippines |
Philippine sea: Philippine Deep |
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Highest point in the philippines |
Mount Apo |
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Height of Mount Apo |
9691 ft |
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Climate in the philippines |
-Hot and Dry -Rainy -Cool |
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Hot and Dry climate occurs when |
March to May |
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Rainy climate occurs when |
June to October |
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Cool climate occurs whwn |
November to february |
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Humidity in the philippines |
77% |
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3 groups of islands in the philippines |
-Luzon -Visayas -Mindanao |
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11 main islands of the philippines |
-Luzon -Mindanao -Samar -Negros -Palawan -Panay -Mindoro -Leyte -Cebu -Bohol -Masbate - |
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There are how many volcanoes on the philippines |
300 |
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How many are the active volcanoes in the philippines |
22 |
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Majority of the active volcanoes are located in |
Luzon |
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Volcanoes in luzon |
-Bulusan -Pinatubo -Taal -Mayon -Arayat -Makiling -Banahaw |
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Volcanoes in Visayas |
-Kanlaon -Silay -Biliran -Cabalian -Mandalagan |
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Volcanoes in mindanao |
-Hibok-Hinok -Paco |
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Series of interconnected seismic plates that causes volcanic eruptions and earthquakes |
Pacific rim of fire |
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Positive Filipino Values |
-Bayanihan -Damayan System -Familism -Hospitality -Fun loving Trait -Compationate -Rgionalism -Friendly -Flexible -Religious -Respect for Elders -Redourcefulness -Patience -Utang na Loob |
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Negative Filipino Values |
-Bahala na attitude -Colonial Complex -Crab Mentality -Filipino Time -Euphemism -Gaya-Gaya Attitude -Jackpot Mentality -KapalaranValues -Manana Habit -Ningas Kugon -Oversensitive -Pakikisama -Lack of sportsmanship -Tsamba lang attitude |
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It is the study of the past |
History |
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Who stated “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” |
George Santayana |
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Deals with the study of past events |
History |
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History come from the Greek word |
Historia |
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Historia means |
Inquiry or Kniwledge |
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As the systematic accounting of a set of natural phenomena, that is taking into consideration the chronological arrangement of the account. |
History |
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Persons who writes history |
Historians |
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Theories in investigating history |
-Factual History -Speculative History |
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Presents readers the plain and basic information vis-à-vis the events that took place, and the people that were involved. |
Factual History |
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Factual History answers what type of questions |
-What -When -Wher -Whom |
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Facts which is concerned about the reasons for which events happened. |
Speculative History |
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Tries to speculate the cause and effect of an event |
Speculative History |
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Speculative History answers what type of question |
-How -Why |
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The process of historical Writing |
Historiography |
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The writing of history |
Historiography |
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Process of critically examining and analyzing the records and survivals of the past. |
Historical Method |
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Imaginative reconstruction of the past from the data derived by that process (historiography). |
Historical Method |
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In historical analysis what is used |
Research method |
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Steps in historical analysis |
1. Select the subject to investigate. 2. Collect probable sources of information. 3. Examine the sources genuineness. 4. Extract credible particulars from the sources. |
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Historical data are sourced from |
Artifacts |
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A Spanish ship that sank on Dec 14 1600 |
San Diego |
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How many was the casualties if the San Diego sinking |
259 |
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When did the San Diego shipwreck was discovered |
1992 |
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Where does the San Diego shipwreck was discovered |
Fortune Island in Nasugbu Batangas |
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In the San Diego shipwreck what are retrieved |
-Guns -Jars -Cannons -Asttolabe |
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It is used to determine local time and latitude, measure the angle of stars and the location and position of the sun, moon, and planets |
Astrolabe |
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Written sources of history |
-Narrative or Literacy -Diplomatic or Juridical -Social Documents |
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Are chronicles or tracts presented in narrative form, written to impart a message whose motives for their composition vary widely. |
Narrative or Literacy |
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Document/record an existing legal situation or create a new one. |
Diplomatic or Juridical |
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Are information pertaining to economic, social, and political or judicial significance. |
Social Documents |
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Non-written sources of history |
-Material Evidence -Oral Evidence |
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Also known as archeological evidences |
Material Evidence |
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Tales, folk songs, popular rituals, interviews |
Oral Evidence |
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Original, firsthand account of an event or period that are usually written or made during or close to the event or period |
Primary Sources |
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Materials made by people long after the events being described had taken place to provide valuable interpretations of historical events. |
Secondary sources |
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Whole history of the oast |
History-as-actuality |
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Surving records of history |
History-as-a-record |
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The truth, authenticity, plausibility about a past |
Versimilitude |
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Versimilitude |
-Truth -Authenticity -Plausibility |
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Historians deals with |
-human testimonies -Physical traces |
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History is a subjective or objective process? |
Subjective Process |
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The becoming |
Dynamic or genetic |
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The being |
Static |
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Explaining why and how things are happened |
Interpretative |
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Telling what happened, when, where, and who took part |
Descriptive |
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Writing about the lives of saints |
Hagiography |
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Public speech or published text in praise of someone or something |
Panegyric |
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Purest and the best written source |
Diplomatic or Juridical sources |
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How many islands were inhabited |
2000 |
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How many islands were no name |
5000 |
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Most active volcano on the philippines |
Mayon |
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2nd most active volcano in ph |
Taal volcano |