Basic Directions

Latitudinal lines run horizontally across the equator to designate a portion of the north or south of the equator. Latitudinal lines go from 0 ° to 90 ° N for the northern half of the Earth above the equator. And 0 ° to 90 ° S for countries south of the equator

Longitudinal lines run from 0 ° to 180 °E or W on the Earth’s surface.

THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO Location A Location R Landforms Water forms Resources Conservation

What is the Philippines’ absolute location? LET’s FIND OUT!

21° N 127° E 114° E 5 ° N

5° to 21° north latitude 114 ° to 127 ° east longitude. Philippine’s Absolute Location 5° to 21° north latitude 114 ° to 127 ° east longitude.

Relative Location The Philippines is bounded by the Luzon strait to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the South China and Sulu Seas to the west, and the Celebes Sea to the South.

ARCHIPELAGO Arkhi – chief Pelagos – sea A group of islands at sea A sea with many scattered islands

? How was the Philippine Archipelago formed

Alfred Lother Wegener In 1912, he proposed the existence of a supercontinent called PANGAEA (or PANGEA). - entire Earth LAURASIA – northern half. GONDWANALAND – southern half. PANTHALASA – global ocean. TETHYS SEA – a body of water that separated Laurasia and Gondwanaland.