AS Geography Edexcel the philippines

8 million people live in Manila (the capital of the the Philippines)

Approximately how many people live in the Philippines?

The Philippines is made up of 7,000 small low lying islands.

How does the size of the Philippines compare with the size of the UK?

Mount Pinatubo erupted in June [blank_start]1991[blank_end]. A initial [blank_start]10[blank_end] km exclusion zone was set up around Pinatubo by government this was extended to [blank_start]30[blank_end] km. [blank_start]200,000[blank_end] people had been evacuated before the eruption on the 12th. a secondary eruption took place on the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] June. American solders were in the area at the time and helped out the locals. Because of this and effective monitoring techniques only [blank_start]350[blank_end] people died. [blank_start]77[blank_end] lahars occurred as a result of the eruption.

80,000 hectares of land was destroyed because of the eruption

What type of plate boundary is the Philippines on?

The Philippines are prone to tropical storms

What sort of weather does the Philippines receive in a El ninio year?

What two plates are involved in the plate margin?