LOCATION OF THE PHILIPPINES | LANDMASSES AND BODIES OF WATER | SCIENCE 7 QUARTER 4 WEEK 1 MODULE 1

uh amazing this is serba subsurbas tv in our last video we learned how to locate places on earth using a geographic coordinate system we also learned that the philippines is approximately located on 13 degrees north and 122 degrees is on the map in this video we are going to locate the philippines with respect to the land masses and bodies of water that surrounds it are you ready to learn if you find this video helpful please do not forget to subscribe to this channel do not forget to like share and comment hashtag amazing let's go aside from using a coordinate system that uses degrees of longitude and latitude we can also locate the philippines by identifying the landmasses and bodies of water that surrounds it the philippines is one of the countries that can be found on the continent of asia specifically it is located in south east asia the philippines is a country with no land borders it is an archipelago an archipelago is an area of group or chain of islands surrounded by bodies of water at present the philippines comprises about 7641 islands the three main group of islands of the philippines are luzon visayas and mindanao the capital of the philippines is manila the philippine archipelago is also located along the pacific ring of fire this ring of fire is where mountains and volcanoes are formed and earthquakes are generated these explains why the philippines has a lot of volcanoes and mountains moreover this is the reason why we experience frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes the philippines is surrounded by bodies of water the luzon strait is found in the northern part of the philippines the philippine sea and the pacific ocean are found in the eastern part of the philippines the west philippine sea or the south china sea is found in the western part of the philippines the celebi sea to the south and the solusi on the southwest since the philippines is surrounded by bodies of water it experiences severe storms and typhoons remember typhoons usually develop above the oceans in the tropic let us now talk about the land masses that surround the philippines japan taiwan and the republic of china are found in the northern part of the philippines malaysia and indonesia in the south and vietnam in the west and those are the bodies of water and land masses that surround the philippines these bodies of water and land masses are important in locating the philippines its location has something to do with the natural resources that can be found on it in our next video we are going to explore this natural resources see you on our next science lesson ag amazing

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Length: 3min 25sec (205 seconds)

Published: Wed May 19 2021