Davao,+Philippines+SEASONS+AROUND+THE+WORLD


 * This is all about... **


 *  Davao, Philippines!!!!! **
 *  Here's the questions! **


 * **Q: Is your city dry, rainy, windy, or humid? A: Davao is rainy, but they also get summer. It is due to the tilt of the earth on its axis. The Philippines is located close to the equator, so it always get sunlight.( Except for at night, you know!) Davao gets direct sunlight. Davao, as well as the other Philippine islands, don't get snow. Not even a frost, but they do get rain, not a lot, though. Usually, they get a small shower. Davao will get an average rainfall of 2,000mm. **


 * Fun Fact! **
 *  Here's how to say the rainy and summer season in Tagalog,or the Filipino language. **
 *  Rainy season: Tag-ulan **
 *  Summer: Tag-araw **


 * **Q:Describe the landforms. Is it mountainous? Is it near a desert? Is it near a rain forest? How do the local landforms affect the climate? A: Davao is a mountainous region. There is an inactive volcano in Mindanao called Mt. Apo, which is also the Philippine's highest peak! Mindanao is one of the islands that make the Philippines and Davao is located on Mindanao.(Mt. Apo and Davao are close together on Mindanao.) There is also a rain forest located near Mt. Apo. The way that Mt. Apo affects Davao's climate is this: Mt. Apo is really big, therefore, it blocks some of the sun's heat which gives Davao a reasonable temperature and makes it a popular tour site! **


 * Fun Fact! **
 * "Apo" means grand child in Tagalog! **


 * Q:How much direct sunlight does your city get based upon where it is on the earth? A:Davao gets direct sunlight because the Philippines is close to the equator. Since the earth is tilted on its axis, some of the earth is more exposed to the sun than other parts and the equator. No matter where the earth is, the equator will ALWAYS receive sunlight.(Unless it's nighttime!!) **


 * Q:What does winter/summer/fall/spring feel like in that city?A: The Philippines doesn't get the seasons winter, fall, or spring. They only get summer and a rainy season. When it's summer, it gets really hot there, like 20-32 degrees Celsius and rainfall averages to 2,000 mm yearly. Davao, though, maintains a cool temperature going from 20-32 degrees Celsius. **


 * Did you know? The Philippines is located in the Tropics:the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn! **


 * Q:What ocean is surrounding your city? How does it affect its climate?A: The body of water surrounding Davao is the Davao Gulf. If you want to go a little bigger then it would be the Celebes Sea. The ocean it's surrounding is the Pacific and Indian ocean. I don't really know of any ways that the bodies of water affect Davao's climate, but their gulf, and the Celebes sea are one of the Philippines' biggest food resource. Filipinos eat a lot of sea food like fish, crabs, lobsters, and shrimp. **


 * Q:When does spring/summer/fall/winter start in your city?A:As I said, Davao only gets two seasons:summer and a rainy season. Summer starts on the last week of March and ends either the last week of May or the first week of June. It only lasts about two or three months. The rainy season starts in the first or second week in June and ends first or second week of November. Now you're probably wondering what happens during December, January, and February, right?! Well, it doesn't snow, I can tell you that! During those three months, there is an average season so to say. It's sort of like spring to us, not too hot and it doesn't rain as much. This average season stops the second-to-last week of March. Then summer starts all over again. They are only a few months long because since Davao is places where it is on the earth, the tilt, and the rotation and revolution of the earth also have an affect on it. **


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 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 170%;">Q: What's the typical food eaten in your city?A: Being a Filipino with Filipino parents who cook Filipino food everyday, I didn't need to research anything. The typical main component to most Filipino dishes is rice. Rice is sort of the backbone to your meal and then you add whatever other food is on the table.(I do cook rice!) The food that my mom cooks at our home is true Filipino. She makes dishes such as sinigang na: baboy,(pork) isda,(fish) baka,(beef) or hipon.(shrimp) There's also inihaw na isda,(grilled fish) and sopas.(soup with macaroni noodles) Those are just main courses. These are some snacks you might eat if you live in Davao: bibingka,(baked rice cake) suman,( rice cake wrapped in banana leaves) and a famous drink called halo-halo.(gulaman, beans, saging, kamote, sago, kinaskas na yelo, malabnow na gatas, asukal, ube, lanka, leche flan, or gelatin, beans, banana, sweet potato, tapioca, crushed ice, evaporated milk, sugar, purple yam, jack fruit, and custard.) Some other foods that I also enjoy are champoradao,(chocolate rice pudding) and sapin-sapin.(glutenous rice cake with coconut) **


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 170%;">Q:What is the most popular occupation?A: Mostly, it's vendors. You can find a vendor on every corner you turn, and they all sell different foods! There are big, important jobs in Davao but not as many as like New York. **

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sources: www.davaocity.gov www.hotletravel.com