Land Forms
The Philippine Archipelago
The Philippines is, a landform called an archipelago, since it is a country made up of 7,107 islands that are clumped together in the tropical parts of the Pacific Ocean.
This is one of the contributing factors why the Philippines came to be a melting pot of different races, cultures and religion, as migrants from both the West and East found suitable habitats in each of the country’s major islands.
The Philippines today is now a republic.
Climate
The Tropical Rainforest Climate. Due to the geographical location on the planet, the Philippines has a "Tropical Rainforest Climate" all over the country.
The two main characteristics of this climate are:
- high temperatures
- high atmospheric humidity
Both the high temperatures and the humidity are the whole year through. In theory rainfall can be expected in every month of the year.
Rainy season and monsoon. Though some rainfall can be expected in every month, the rainfall differs greatly through the year.
In the period June - October it rains non stop and the influence of the southwest monsoon is very clear.
In the period December - May there is no monsoon anymore. The wind, the "trade wind", is coming from the northeast and brings hardly rainfall.
Since there is so much rain fall, flooding often occurs, causing many crops to be ruined and houses destroyed. The government then has to go and pay for the damage, causing the economy to fall.
The Philippine Archipelago
The Philippines is, a landform called an archipelago, since it is a country made up of 7,107 islands that are clumped together in the tropical parts of the Pacific Ocean.
This is one of the contributing factors why the Philippines came to be a melting pot of different races, cultures and religion, as migrants from both the West and East found suitable habitats in each of the country’s major islands.
The Philippines today is now a republic.
Climate
The Tropical Rainforest Climate. Due to the geographical location on the planet, the Philippines has a "Tropical Rainforest Climate" all over the country.
The two main characteristics of this climate are:
- high temperatures
- high atmospheric humidity
Both the high temperatures and the humidity are the whole year through. In theory rainfall can be expected in every month of the year.
Rainy season and monsoon. Though some rainfall can be expected in every month, the rainfall differs greatly through the year.
In the period June - October it rains non stop and the influence of the southwest monsoon is very clear.
In the period December - May there is no monsoon anymore. The wind, the "trade wind", is coming from the northeast and brings hardly rainfall.
Since there is so much rain fall, flooding often occurs, causing many crops to be ruined and houses destroyed. The government then has to go and pay for the damage, causing the economy to fall.