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What is the second largest island in the Philippines?
What is the second largest island in the Philippines?
- Mindanao (correct)
- Luzon
- Bohol
- Sulu
Which sea does not surround Mindanao?
Which sea does not surround Mindanao?
- Java Sea (correct)
- Celebes Sea
- Philippine Sea
- Bohol Sea
Which peninsula extends southwesterly towards the Sulu archipelago and Borneo?
Which peninsula extends southwesterly towards the Sulu archipelago and Borneo?
- Moro Gulf Peninsula
- Zamboanga Peninsula (correct)
- Surigao Peninsula
- Cotabato Peninsula
What is the highest peak in the Philippines located in Mindanao?
What is the highest peak in the Philippines located in Mindanao?
What is the area of Lake Lanao in Mindanao?
What is the area of Lake Lanao in Mindanao?
What was the name given by Villalobos to the island of Mindanao?
What was the name given by Villalobos to the island of Mindanao?
Which city became the capital seat of the Gobierno-Politico –Militar for the entire Mindanao during the Spanish regime?
Which city became the capital seat of the Gobierno-Politico –Militar for the entire Mindanao during the Spanish regime?
Which country opened its port to International Maritime Trading with the rest of European countries during the 18th century in Mindanao?
Which country opened its port to International Maritime Trading with the rest of European countries during the 18th century in Mindanao?
Which city was chosen as the site of Spanish settlement and garrison on La Caldera?
Which city was chosen as the site of Spanish settlement and garrison on La Caldera?
Who became the first elected mayor of Cotabato, which later became a Chartered City on June 20, 1959?
Who became the first elected mayor of Cotabato, which later became a Chartered City on June 20, 1959?
During the Spanish regime, which city became the capital seat of the Gobierno-Politico –Militar for the entire Mindanao?
During the Spanish regime, which city became the capital seat of the Gobierno-Politico –Militar for the entire Mindanao?
What was the name given by Villalobos to the island of Mindanao?
What was the name given by Villalobos to the island of Mindanao?
Which city was chosen as the site of Spanish settlement and garrison on La Caldera?
Which city was chosen as the site of Spanish settlement and garrison on La Caldera?
After the Spanish-American war, which group became the next colonizer of Mindanao?
After the Spanish-American war, which group became the next colonizer of Mindanao?
Which city became the Chartered City on June 20, 1959, with Datu Mandi Sinsuat as the first elected mayor?
Which city became the Chartered City on June 20, 1959, with Datu Mandi Sinsuat as the first elected mayor?
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Study Notes
Geography of Mindanao
- The second largest island in the Philippines is Mindanao.
- The Sulu Sea and the Philippine Sea surround Mindanao, but not the South China Sea.
- The Zamboanga Peninsula extends southwesterly towards the Sulu archipelago and Borneo.
Mountains and Lakes
- The highest peak in the Philippines is located in Mindanao, but its name is not specified.
- Lake Lanao in Mindanao has an area of 340 square kilometers.
History of Mindanao
- Villalobos named the island of Mindanao as "Cesarea Karoli".
- Cotabato City became the capital seat of the Gobierno-Politico –Militar for the entire Mindanao during the Spanish regime.
- The Philippines opened its port to International Maritime Trading with the rest of European countries during the 18th century in Mindanao.
- The city of Jimenez (formerly known as La Caldera) was chosen as the site of Spanish settlement and garrison.
- After the Spanish-American war, the Americans became the next colonizer of Mindanao.
- Cotabato City became the Chartered City on June 20, 1959, with Datu Mandi Sinsuat as the first elected mayor.
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