菲律宾英文.pptVIP

Group 4  Pauline and her Members Pauline (the speaker) Republic of the PhilippinesCountry Name conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines conventional short form: Philippines  local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas  local short form: Pilipinas Republic of the Philippines Geography Location: Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam Area: total: 300,000sqkm (about 2 times as big as Liaoning Province)land: 298,170sqkm water: 1,830 sq km Map: 1, 2 Capital: Manila Republic of the Philippines Geography Surrounding countries: Northwest: The Republic of China West: Vietnam, Malaysia South : Indonesia Republic of the Philippines Geography Surrounding waters: North: Luzon Strait West: South China Sea Southwest: Sulu Sea South: Celebes Sea East: Philippine Sea three main groups of islands : The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands. Luzon (the largest island in the Philippine archipelago and home to almost half of the countrys population) Visayas Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines comprising 34% of the national territory) Republic of the Philippines Geography Climate: two distinct seasons: dry summer months from November to May and rainy months from June to October,Coolest months from November to February (average temperature 26°C) and warmest April and May (average temperature 30°C);tropical marine;northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands Elevation extremes: lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m (an active volcano on southeast Mindanao) Republic of the Philippines the Flag Description of the flag: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of the triangle is a ye