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- Language : english
- Subject : Countries
- Title : the Phillipines
- Grade : 5
- School System : Broward County, Florida
- Country : USA
- Author Comments : short report on all aspects of Phillipines
- Teacher Comments : got an 'A'
- Date : 11/7/96
- Site found at : heard about it on tv and searched for it.
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- The Phillipines
- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
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- I. Government . .2
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- II. People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
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- III. Way Of Life. .4
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- IV. Makeup Of The Land.5
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- V. Climate . .6
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- VI. Occupation. . 7
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- VII. Famous Artists and Writers . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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- VIII. Opinion . .9
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- GOVERNMENT
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- The Philippines is divided into 73 provinces
- by a governor
- are subdivided into a total of 60 chartered cities
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- highest court in the Philippines is the supreme court
- made up of a chief justice and 14 associate justices. They are all
- appointed by the country's president. There are also other courts
- including a court of appeals
- municipal courts. A new constitution was adopted by national
- vote in February
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- PEOPLE
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- The Phillipino population is descended mainly from the
- Malasians. There is also another large group whose ancestors
- are people of Chinese and Spanish origin. The population of
- Manilla
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- are Muslims
- There are two official languages
- (spelled differently from the country name). The Phillipinos
- have strong family values. They value the opinion of their
- relatives and friends. Education is also very important to them.
- Phillippino families tend to have large families. This is thought
- in part to be due to their religious beliefs
- of their culture.
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- WAY OF LIFE
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- For fun and entertainment the Phillippine people enjoy
- music and dancing. They have many great bands and a rich
- history of folk dancing and folk sports. They play a game called
- 'arnis'. A kind of fencing with wooden sticks. They also play
- 'sipa'
- very popular. The Phillipino women are thought of as equals to
- the men. There are many women who hold high positions in
- businesses. There is a good system of roads and railways in the
- Philippines. There is a major airport there and the country has
- many seaports
- children aged 7-12.
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- THE MAKEUP OF THE LAND
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- The islands of the Philippines are from volcanos. They
- have a lot of mountains. Earthquakes happen very often. They
- still have about 20 active volcanos. One third of the land can be
- used for farming. The rest of it is too rocky or has too much
- coral limestone to farm on. The main river of the country is the
- Cagayan. Other important rivers include the Chico
- Pampanga and the Bicol. There are many plants and trees in the
- forest and wooded areas. One of the most valuable plants is the
- abaca
- clothing and hats.
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- CLIMATE
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- The Phillippine Islands are in the Tropics and have an
- average annual temperature of about 80 degrees F. The valleys
- are warmer than the mountainous area. Rainfall averages about
- 80 inches a year. The rainy season occurs during the summer
- months from May to November. The dry season occurs during
- the winter months
- October the Phillippine Islands are sometimes hit by typhoons
- which can cause great damage (like our hurricanes).
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- OCCUPATIONS
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- Mining is a big industry in the Philippines. They mine for
- gold
- The Philippines do a lot of manufacturing. They manufacture
- clothing items
- make furniture
- transportation equipment. They manufacture chemicals for
- farming and industry. About 43% of the working population is
- engaged in farming. The most important crops are rice
- cassava
- and tobacco. Fruit crops include bananas
- pineapples
- water buffalo
- is also an important industry. They catch milkfish
- anchovy
- sponges off the southern islands. Forestry is another important
- industry. They cut bamboo and rattan especially for making
- furniture and baskets.
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- FAMOUS ARTISTS
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- 1. Juan Luna (1857-99)
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- 2. Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (1855-1913)
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- 3. Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)
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- 4. Fabian de la Rosa
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- 5. Carlos Francisco (1913- )
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- FAMOUS WRITERS
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- 1. Jose Rizal
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- 2. Francisco Balagtas (1768-1862)
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- 3. Jose Garcia Villa (1914-)
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- 4. Carlos P. Romulo
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- MY OPINION
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- I found the Philippines to be a very interesting country. It
- is much different than the United States. It's climate seems to be
- a little like ours here in Florida though. I have a good friend
- whose mother and she are from the Philippines. They visit there
- every year. I learned a lot about the Philippines. I didn't know
- the people came from a Spanish and Chinese background.
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