3. Plains are highly suitable for planting
crops such as rice and corn. They are
also excellent sites for building homes
and other structures. Most people live in
plains.
4. In the Philippines, the widest plain is
found in Central Luzon. Plain occupy
much of the country’s land area.
5. The temperatures in plateaus are much
lower than those in plains. Grasses and similar
plants grow well in these landforms. This makes
plateaus great grazing ground for cattle.
6. The Bukidnon plateau is an example
of this landform in the Philippines.
Baguio City is also located on a plateau.
10. Mount Apo in the province of Davao is
the highest mountain in the Philippines.
11. A volcano is a mountain with an opening on its
topmost part. Gases, ashes, and very hot rocks called
magma pass through this opening when the volcano
erupts.
12. Mayon Volcano is found in the province
of Albay. It is known throughout the world
because of its near-perfect cone.
13. Hills are small areas of land that are higher
than plains but much lower and smaller than
mountains and volvanoes. .
14. The Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol are
covered with green grass, which turns brown
during the dry months of the year. When this
happens, the hills look like mounds of
chocolate from afar.
16. In the Philippines, there are many valleys
among its mountanous regions all over the
country. Among the crops planted in them are
rice, vegetables and fruits.
17. An island is a landform that is surrounded
by water on all sides.
18. A large group of islands that are close to
each other form an archipelago.
19. Because of the waters that surround it, an
island is a source of limestone.
20. The Coron islands in Busuanga,
Palawan are among the limestone islands
that form the Philippine Archipelago.
21. A Peninsula is a narrow strip of land that is
surrounded on three sides by water.
