NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: METRO MANILA GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The National Capital Region or NCR is the center of Luzon and capital region of the Philippines. The Cordillera Mountains forms its boundary on the east‚ Laguna de Bay on the southeast‚ Central Luzon on the north and Southern Tagalog region on the south. It is composed of the cities of Manila‚ Kalookan‚ Las Pinas‚ Makati‚ Mandaluyong‚ Marikina‚ Paranaque‚ Muntinlupa‚ Pasay‚ Pasig and Quezon City. Pending ratification for city hood
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03/10/2012 Evolution de cette zone pacifique‚ dès origines jusqu’à la 2ème Guerre Mondiale. Pacific region : APEC‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Aborigines‚ surf‚ beaches‚ kangaroos‚ Islands‚ Hawaii (-> Pearl Harbor)‚ biggest ocean in the world. Pacific (zone‚ area) ocean‚ Asia pacific‚ pacific rim countries. Origin of the name ‘Pacific’: 1521 Magellan coined the word‚ he thought the ocean was calm that came as a mistake. Ancient maps: Pacific Ocean/ south sea Bougainville‚ la Perouse‚
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MUSIKAHAN FESTIVAL of Tagum‚ Davao del Norte MUSIKAHAN FESTIVAL The Festival Held annually in the city of Tagum‚ Davao del Norte during February 21-27‚ Musikahan Festival also known as Musikahan sa Tagum‚ is a distinct cultural event celebrating Filipino excellence in music through composition‚ performance and production‚ providing the youth with more opportunities in the music industry as its goal. Local government of Tagum provides musical instruments to public schools aiming to amplify
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8. a) The melting of the ice sheet in greenland may bring opportunities for people and communities rather than a negative threat. One advantage of of the melting ice sheet may be that it brings in a better income for people. Melting ice sheets means that more land is being uncovered exposing expensive rocks and riches such as zinc and lead. The reveal of land and rock means that people and communities are able to mine this will give people a better income and lifestyle. Mining can be done in all
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9 Regions of Abdomen The abdomen has three layers – skin‚ superficial fascia and muscle. The abdomen houses important organs in the body. It is an essential area of study for doctors when they are assessing pain and illness in patients. The body of the abdomen when viewed from a frontal view is divided into nine imaginary planes‚ in both vertical and horizontal directions. The nine regions of the abdomen can help determine specific ailments and are of clinical importance. This article will explain
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Indian Ocean Region The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean covering an area of over 28 million square miles. It is bounded by land masses on three sides. The exact boundaries of the Indian Ocean region has been argued but there is general agreement that it includes Cape Agulhas at the southernmost point of Africa‚ the Suez Canal‚ the entirety of the Persian Gulf‚ the Strait of Malacca‚ the Singapore Strait‚ and the west coast of Tasmania. The Indian Ocean region is comprised of
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The three colonial regions are the New England Colonies‚ Middle colonies‚ and the southern colonies. The New England Colonies are Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The middle colonies were New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware. The Southern colonies are Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The most famous colonies for slavery were the southern colonies. Slaves mostly lived on plantations and did some housework. But most of the slaves
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In the early beginnings of British North America‚ three colonial regions were developed. The New England colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. Although the British founded them all‚ the three colonial regions developed their own forms of economy‚ social practices‚ government systems‚ and philosophies. The only thing that kept the three colonial regions together was their tie to England. The three colonial regions have slightly different origins. “The New England colonies began
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A VAST MOUNTAINOUS REGION As a physical region‚ the Cordillera — Gran Cordillera Central‚ to be complete — is a row of great mountain ranges occupying half of Northern Luzon in the Philippines. Its rugged mountainous backbone contains many peaks exceeding 2‚000 meters in height‚ with rolling hills and stretches of river valleys along its flanks. Around 230 km long and 120 km wide‚ with an irregular shape‚ the mountainous region’s estimated total area is about 17‚500 square km. Thus‚ the Cordillera
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Melting Ice Caps The Arctic is global warming’s canary in the coal mine. It is a highly sensitive area which is profoundly affected by the changing climate. The average temperature in the Arctic is rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world (nrdc.org). Because of this‚ the ice cap is getting thinner‚ melting away‚ and rupturing. Here is an example of this; the largest ice block in the Arctic‚ the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf‚ had been around for 3000 years before it started cracking in 2000 (nrdc
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