1. Philippines
Unit 3

2. Climate / terrain
Philippine islands are an archipelago of over 7,000 islands
Overall land is the size of Arizona
Philippines consists of volcanic islands and active volcanoes
Climate: tropical marine
2 Main seasons
Northeast monsoon (Nov to April)
Southwest monsoon (May to Oct)
Temperatures: degrees F

3. Government / Economy Capital: Manila Government: Republic
3 branches of power: executive, legislative, and judicial
Head of State: President
Economy is based on coal & agriculture
Currency: Philippine Peso
1 USD = 47.1 Philippine Peso

4. Demography / Culture Population: 107,668,231
8 dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, hiligaynon, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Languages: Filipino (Tagalog) and English
Literacy rate: 95.4%
Life expectancy: 69 (M) 75 (F)

5. Brief History In 1500s, the Philippines was under Spanish rule
In 1899, the Philippines were ceded to the U.S. due to the Spanish-American War
The Filipinos led by Emilio Aguinaldo (Philippine President) declared their independence and initiated guerilla warfare against the U.S.
A form of warfare in which a small group of armed civilians use military tactics to fight a larger military.
Started the Philippine American War
Gained independence from U.S. in 1946

6. Interesting Facts
The Philippines is the world’s leading producer of coconuts
The positioning of the Philippine flag’s colors indicate a message.
If it is flown with the red stripe on top, the nation is in a state of war.
Otherwise, during peacetime, the blue is on top.
The Philippines has won at least eight major international beauty pageant titles:
two for Miss Universe, five for Miss International, & one for Miss World

7. Food
Pancit
Pork Adobo
Lumpia