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Learning Objectives
Compare and contrast the land and water forms of the different cities and/or municipalities in one's region;
Identify how the land and water forms relate to the different cities and/or municipalities in one's region; and,
Make a simple map showing the important land and water forms in one's own city and/or municipality and in the nearby cities and/or municipalities.
Discussion
The Different Landforms
Plain
It is a long flat and wide form of land.
It is a landform that is easy to cultivate and develop.
It is good for farming , building residential houses and trading.
Transportation is easy in this place.
Most Cities in the NCR are on a plain.
Hill
It is an elevated land whose height does not exceed 152 meters above the sea level.
Hills are good for planting fruit trees and vegetables and grazing animals.
Valley
A lowland plain that is in between mountains.
It is usually safe from typhoons and strong winds because the mountains around it serve as protection. Example; Marikina Valley
Mountain
It is an elevated landform.
Mountains are important in the lives of the people.
Forest , rare plants and animal species are found in the mountains.
Minerals like gold , silver , nickel , bronze. chromite and iron are mined under the mountains.
Some mountains near the NCR: Mt. Pinatubo and Mt. Arayat in Pampanga and Zambales and Tarlac and Mt. Makiling in Laguna.
Plateau
A plain land on an elevated area.
The climate is cold and pleasant in this area.
Volcano
A landform just like a mountain.
It has opening called a crater where hot rocks, mud and lahar are thrown out and flow to the earth's surface when it erupts.
In the Philippine we have approximately 200 volcanoes. 20 of these are active volcanoes.
There are no volcanoes in Metro Manila.
Mountain Range
It is a row of mountains.
Two of the most famous are the Cordillera Mountain Range which is located at the eastern part of Metro Manila and the Caraballo Mountains which cross Central Luzon.
Peninsula
It is a protruding land along the shores.
It is almost surrounded by water.
Coastline
The Philippine has a long coastline.
This is the result of being an archipelago.
Coastlines are plain lands along the seashores.
They are suited for fishing, trading and tourism.
Bodies of Water
River
A body of water running towards the sea.
The water usually comes from a high place like a mountain or hill.
It is connected to smaller bodies of water like a brook or stream.
Sea
A large body of water
It is near the land.
The Philippine Deep, the 3rd deepest part of the sea in the world. It lies northeast of Mindanao, particularly in Surigao del Norte.
Ocean
The whole body of saltwater covers more than 3/5 of the earth's surface.
Lake
A body of water surrounded by land. Aside from its freshwater, waves are not present in a lake.
Bay
It is an extension of the sea.
It curves away from the seaside so that some of its parts are surrounded by land.
It is shallower and narrower than the other parts of sea.
Strait
A body of water between two islands which are not very much apart from one another.
It also connects two large bodies of water. Example: San Juanico Strait.
Gulf
A body of water larger than a bay near the land.
It is a good stations for sea vessels during bad weather.
Waterfalls
Are bodies of water from a high and steep part of landform that fall to a lower body of water.
The water comes from stream.
The water drops strongly.
Spring
A body of water that comes from underground.
Water from spring maybe cold or hot depending upon the location.
Water in a spring usually hot when it is near a volcano.
Creek
A body of water branching out from a river.
It is smaller than a river.
There are creeks which start from the mouth of a river. There are some which come from a spring.
Assessment
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