A Trip to the Philippines
by: Miika, Teja, and Sanskriti
Location of the Philippines
Seasons and Biomes
Landforms
Mount Apo
Pacific Ocean
This was formed by thousands of years of rain when the Earth cooled down.
Laguna de Bay
A huge block of ice carved a hole into the ground. When the Earth warmed up, the ice melted to form the lake.
Luzon Island
The nearby volcanoes erupted lava. The lava and the water cooled down and formed land.
Panay Gulf
This was formed by the breaking down of rock near the water.
South Bay
Like the Panay Gulf, this was formed by the breaking down of rock.
Scarborough Reef
The Reef was formed by rock and coral that sank near the surface of the water.
Bataan Peninsula
It was formed by the water rising and surrounding the land.
South China Sea
When the continents came apart, this sea was formed.
Cagayan River
This was formed by the breaking down of rock near the land. This time, the path formed is very narrow.
Climate
Natural Disasters
Volcanoes
These are formed very much like a mountain. They are above a pool of lava. The hot lava comes out through the huge hole on the top.
Earthquakes
These are formed when a piece of the ground collides with other pieces of the ground. These pieces of the ground cause everything to shake!
Hurricanes
Hurricanes are formed when the wind speeds up over a big body of water. The fast winds mixed with water go to the land. The storm loses power over land, but they cause a lot of destruction.