EARTH’S RESOURCES

MAJOR LANDFORMS

MOUNTAIN

MOUNTAIN RANGE

VOLCANO

VALLEY

HILL

PLATEAU

PLAINS

ISLAND

OCEANS

SEAS

RIVER

FALLS

LAKE

BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC NATURAL RESOURCES

The Philippines is abundant in both biotic and abiotic resources

Biotic natural resources are those that come from living things such as fossil fuels, forests, poultry and fish and other animals as well as the materials derived from these sources.

Varieties of fish like tilapa, milk fish(bangus), lapu-lapu, galunggong and tuna are also abundant.

WALING-WALING

RAFFLESIA

There are also endemic species in the country.

An ‘Endemic Species’ is one that is only found in that region and nowhere else in the world. As such they are of conservation concern because they are not widespread and may be confined to only one or two protected areas

TAMARAW IN MINDORO

VISAYAN SPOTTED DEER

PHILIPPINE MOUSE DEER (PILANDOK)

VISAYAN WARTY PIG

PHILIPPINE FLYING LEMUR (KAGWANG)

PHILIPPINE TARSIER (MALMAG)

WHALE SHARK (BUTANDING)

PHILIPPINE EAGLE

DWARF PYGMY GOBY

Due to the growing population, industrialization, [ollution, and human activities, our country’s natural resources are slowly depleting.

ENDANGERED ANIMALS

Mindoro dwarf buffalo or the Tamaraw

RED-VENTED COCKATOO

PHILIPPINE EAGLE

DWARF PYGMY GOBY

ENDANGERED PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Kris plant

PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY

PHILIPPINE TEAK

ALOCASIA ATROPURPURIA

ABIOTIC NATURAL RESOURCES

Those that come from non-living, non-organic materials.

These include the different landforms, bodies of water, sand, rocks, and minerals.

GOLD AND SILVER

It can be found in mines located in Benguet, Camarines Norte, Masbate, Albay and Zamboanga del Norte.

COPPER

It is abundant in Cebu and Zamboanga del Norte