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Tubod lies in a valley at the centre of the peninsula that is the mainland portion of Surigao del Norte, with hills and mountains to the east and west of the town. A natural feature in the western hills is Songkoy Spring, where clear water emerges from the rainforest and collects in a natural pool that is a popular local swimming place.
Poverty incidence of Tubod 10 20 30 40 50 2006 34.40 2009 48.31 2012 37.99 2015 36.80 2018 18.06 2021 28.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tourism Mindanao Civic Center Tubod is the site of the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC), which houses a hotel, cafeteria, gym, swimming pool, oval, and other sports facilities. MCC is a 71-hectare integrated complex with a 5-hectare provincial trade ...
A 1740 map of Paris. Ortelius World Map, 1570. Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time. [1] In its modern form, it is a synthesizing discipline which shares both topical and methodological similarities with history, anthropology, ecology, geology, environmental studies, literary studies, and other fields.
Poverty incidence of Lanao del Norte 10 20 30 40 50 2006 40.71 2009 46.24 2012 49.06 2015 45.69 2018 25.81 2021 25.50 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy in Lanao del Norte is predominantly based on agriculture and fishing. Factories are mostly based in Iligan City. Lanao del Norte is the home of Agus Power plants 4-7 that stretch from Balo-i to Iligan City. It serves major ...
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
In more recent developments, geography has become a distinct academic discipline. 'Geography' derives from the Greek γεωγραφία – geographia, [1] literally "Earth-writing", that is, description or writing about the Earth. The first person to use the word geography was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC).
However, early forms of world history were not truly global and were limited to only the regions known by the historian. In Ancient China, Chinese world history, that of China and the surrounding people of East Asia was based on the dynastic cycle articulated by Sima Qian c. 100 BC. Sima Qian's model is based on the Mandate of Heaven.
Varenius was deeply influenced by the works of classical geographers such as Claudius Ptolemy and Strabo. [6] Ptolemy's Geographia was particularly significant, as it provided a framework for mapping the known world using a coordinate system based on latitude and longitude, and the title of Geographia Generalis intentionally linked it to Ptolemy's text. [6]