Geography and Nature (Philippines)

Climate Systems, Meteorology, and Conservation Areas

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  1. What meteorological agency of the Philippine government is mandated to provide flood warnings, typhoon tracking, and astronomical observations?
  2. What is the designated geographical area monitored by PAGASA where any entering tropical cyclone is assigned a domestic Philippine name?
  3. Which seasonal wind pattern brings cool, dry air from Siberia and the Pacific to the Philippines from November to February or March?
  4. Which seasonal wind system, locally called habagat, brings warm, moisture-laden air and heavy rainfall to the western sections of Luzon?
  5. Which classification scheme divides the Philippines into four climate types depending mostly on rainfall distribution?
  6. Under the Corona Climate Classification, which type is characterized by two pronounced seasons: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year?
  7. Under the Corona Climate Classification, which type features no dry season with a very pronounced maximum rain period from November to January, typical of eastern coastal provinces?
  8. What meteorological phenomenon occurs where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres converge, generating widespread bands of thunderstorms across the archipelago?
  9. Which act designated the Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape as a national park in 2018?
  10. Which UNESCO World Heritage site in the middle of the Sulu Sea protects 97,030 hectares of pristine coral atolls and marine life?
  11. Which sanctuary is a recognized nesting ground for the green sea turtle and the hawksbill sea turtle?
  12. What is the highest warning level under PAGASA's revised five-tier Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) system, indicating sustained winds of at least 185 km/h within 12 hours?
  13. What catastrophic super typhoon made landfall in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on November 8, 2013 with 1-minute sustained winds of 315 km/h and devastating storm surges?
  14. What is the country's largest protected area, situated in the northern part of the Sierra Madre in Isabela?
  15. By 2000, the range of the tamaraw was reduced to Aruyan and which national park?
  16. Which island group in Surigao del Norte is designated as a protected landscape and seascape and internationally renowned as the 'Surfing Capital of the Philippines'?
  17. What climate phenomenon is characterized by unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific?
  18. Which province composed of ten volcanic islands in the Luzon Strait is celebrated for its stone Ivatan houses built to withstand Pacific typhoons?
  19. Which island province on the eastern Pacific seaboard of the Bicol Region is frequently dubbed the 'Land of the Howling Winds' due to frequent typhoons?
  20. Which ASEAN programme designates national parks, including some in the Philippines, as ASEAN Heritage Parks?
  21. Which multilateral partnership, abbreviated CTI-CFF, safeguards the marine resources of the Coral Triangle?
  22. Which mountain range was renamed Mount Malindang Range Natural Park after the NIPAS was established in 1992?
  23. What term describes the coastal defense buffer of salt-tolerant woody trees that grow along brackish tidal shorelines, blunting storm surges and providing marine fish nurseries?
  24. Which international treaty promotes the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands?
  25. What is the primary factor explaining why the island province of Palawan experiences significantly fewer typhoons than Samar, Leyte, and Bicol?

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