Why are they so vulnerable to hazards?

Physical
Environmental
Social
Political
Economic
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and the South-East Asia typhoon belt
Benham Plateau to the east in the Philippine Sea is an undersea region active in tectonic subduction
Oceanic Philippines plate is being subducted beneath the continental Eurasian plate
Has created the deep Manila Ocean Trench
Extensive logging
President imposed a Moratotorium in 2011
Resulted in major flooding and landslides
No new timber contracts will be granted for cutting natural forests
Those on illegally denuded hillsides killed thousands
Population explosion
Retention of skilled practitioners is a problem
Forecasters say the population could double within three decades
70% of nursing graduates go overseas to work
July 4, 1946 attained independence
Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos
His election in 1986 led to...
Country suffered from economic stagnation and recession
National debt
Government corruption
Communist insurgency
Military conflict with Islamic separatists
Political tensions and open hostilities
Christian vs. Muslims
1997 Asian Financial Crisis
Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos
Now heavily reliant on remittances which surpass foreign direct investment (FDI)
FDI = reinvesting profits earned from overseas operations

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A Level (First Year) Geography Apunte sobre The Philippines - created from Mind Map, creado por Melissa Cheung el 23/11/2013.