2006-06-19 21:15:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I dunno, I'll ask my science teacher . . .
2006-06-19 21:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Brian Reed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The land called the "Philippines" is really an arbitrary name given by the English to distinguish thier colonies in "Indonesia" with that of the Dutch. In both cases the people within those lands shared no common ancestry or cultural history. As I said the name of the lands were developed by Western colonial powers for thier purposes alone, not because the people included saw themselves as one homogeneous group. In fact that was rarely the case. This is also why you see a strangely straight line between Indonisia and New Guinea. The people on either side of this line are not different from eachother, the line was merely the result of a negotiation between the Dutch and England.
2006-06-20 04:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by myrdden0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Largely volcanic origin, with subsequent growth of coral and gradual deposit of soil. Then came plants, perhaps floating in the sea or seeds dropped by birds. Pretty much the same story as most of the Pacific islands!
2006-06-20 13:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by aboukir200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The history of the Phillipenes begins in the early 1900's when the United States gained control of it...
Just kidding.
2006-06-20 04:20:37 · answer #4 · answered by eagle5953 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok I don't know the answer either but why well you ask your sceince teacher
2006-06-20 04:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by catworkbefoul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this site
2006-06-20 04:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by opentogainknowledge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zeus took a big dump............. forgot to flush
2006-06-27 03:16:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
volcanoes
2006-06-26 12:06:53 · answer #8 · answered by answerman abc123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋