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The Philippines
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A Level (First Year) Geography Mind Map on The Philippines, created by Melissa Cheung on 15/11/2013.
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The Philippines
What types of hazards are they exposed to?
Earthquakes
Around 20 earthquakes are registered daily
Volcanoes
Has 20 active volcanoes
Flooding
Annual torrential rains and thunderstorms from July-October
Anomalies caused by La Nina
A cyclic ocean and wind current affecting South East Asia
Tropical monsoon climate
Northern and Eastern coasts face the Pacific
Pacific = World’s most tsunami-prone ocean
Droughts
Tropical storms
Typhoons
Approx.19 typhoons occur each year
Cyclones
Tropical monsoon climate
Tsunamis
Landslides
From illegal logging, deforestation and land degradation
In 50 years, logging has reduced several million hectares of forest to about 600,000 hectares
Reduces soil protection and weakens bindings
Mainly mountainous regions = steep slopes
Background Info
Population: 98,630,000 (2013)
12th most populated country in the world
Capital city: Manila
Sovereign island country
In Southeast Asia
West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam
North across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan
In Western Pacific Ocean
Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia
73rd-largest country in the world
Consists of an archipelago of 7,107 islands
Categorized under three main geographical divisions
Luzon
Visayas
Mindanao
Divided into 17 regions, 80 provinces and 138 cities
300,000 km2
GDP/capita: $4,660
Has one of Asia's fastest growing economies (MIC+NIC)
Why are they so vulnerable to hazards?
Physical
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and the South-East Asia typhoon belt
Benham Plateau to the east in the Philippine Sea is an undersea region active in tectonic subduction
Oceanic Philippines plate is being subducted beneath the continental Eurasian plate
Has created the deep Manila Ocean Trench
Environmental
Extensive logging
President imposed a Moratotorium in 2011
No new timber contracts will be granted for cutting natural forests
Resulted in major flooding and landslides
Those on illegally denuded hillsides killed thousands
Social
Population explosion
Forecasters say the population could double within three decades
Retention of skilled practitioners is a problem
70% of nursing graduates go overseas to work
Political
July 4, 1946 attained independence
Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos
His election in 1986 led to...
National debt
Government corruption
Communist insurgency
Political tensions and open hostilities
Military conflict with Islamic separatists
Christian vs. Muslims
Country suffered from economic stagnation and recession
Economic
1997 Asian Financial Crisis
Now heavily reliant on remittances which surpass foreign direct investment (FDI)
FDI = reinvesting profits earned from overseas operations
Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos
Hazard Hotspot
At risk from more than two hazard groups
Geophysical hazards (tectonic)
Hydro-meteorological hazards
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