EXERCISE NO.

1 Geographical Distribution and Production of Crops in the Philippines

CROP SCIENCE 1100

PRINCIPLES OF CROP SCIENCE
NAME:
SECTION:

I. Fill up the table 1a below. Write the regions under the column of the climate types (Type I,
Type II, Type III, and Type IV) based on the blank map of the Philippines (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Climate Map of the Philippines based on the Modified Coronas Classification

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Table 1a. Regions of the Philippines group based on the climatic type

CLIMATE TYPE TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV

REGIONS
Cordillera 1. 1. 1. 1.Cordillera
Administrative Administrative
Region Region

Ilocos Region 2.Ilocos Region 2. 2.

Cagayan Valley 3. 3.CagayanValley 3. 2.

Calabarzon 4. 4. 4. 3.

Central Luzon 5. 5. 5. 4.

Capital Region 6. 6. 6. 5.

Bicol Region 7. 7. 7. 6.

Mimaropa 8. 8. 8. 7.
Western Visayas 9. 9. 9. 8.
Eastern Visayas 10. 10. 10. 9.
Central Visayas 11. 11. 11. 10.
Northern 12. 12. 12. 11.
Mindanao
13. 13. 13. 12.
Caraga

Zamboanga 14. 14. 14. 13.

Peninsula
14.
Autonomous
Region in
Muslim 15. 15. 15.
Mindanao
15.
Davao Region 16. 16. 16.

Soccsksargen 17. 17. 17. 16.

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II. List the top crops per region and per province using the data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) CountrySTAT; Make sure to list all the provinces per region
and don’t forget to write the top crop produce by each region. Information from other
sources will be invalidated.

Table 1b. Regions of the Philippines, their component provinces and cities, and top
crops produce per provinces and regions in terms of hectarage

Region Provinces Top Crops per

province (ha)

CAR 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Ilocos Region (I) 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

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Cagayan Valley (II) 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Central Luzon (III) 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2

______________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

CALABARZON (IV- 1. 1.
A)
2. 2.
Top Crop (ha):
3. 3.
________________
4. 4.

5. 5.

MIMAROPA (IV-B) 1. 1.

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Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Bicol Region (V) 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Western Visayas (VI) 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Central Visayas (VII) 1. 1.

Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

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4. 4.

5. 5.

Eastern Visayas 1. 1.
(VIII)
2. 2.
Top Crop (ha):
3. 3.
________________
4. 4.

5. 5.

Zamboanga 1. 1.
Peninsula (IX)
2. 2.
Top Crop (ha):
3. 3.
________________
4. 4.

5. 5.

Northern Mindanao 1. 1.
(X)
2. 2.
Top Crop (ha):
3. 3.
________________
4. 4.

5. 5.

Davao Region (XI) 1. 1.

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Top Crop (ha): 2. 2.

________________ 3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

SOCCSKSARGEN 1. 1.
(XII)
2. 2.
Top Crop (ha):
3. 3.
________________
4. 4.

5. 5.

CARAGA 1. 1.

2. 2.

Top Crop (ha): 3. 3.

________________ 4. 4.

5. 5.

ARMM 1. 1.

2. 2.

Top Crop (ha): 3. 3.

________________ 4. 4.

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5. 5.

III. Fill up Table 1c. In the first column, list in order from highest to lowest the top ten crops
in the Philippines based on the hectarage using the data from the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) CountrySTAT and write the top three regions and provinces that
produce those crops. Information from other sources will be invalidated.

Table 1c. Major crops and the top three regions and top three provinces growing the crops
(hectares)

Crop Top 1 Top 2 Top 3

1. Region and
area

Province
and area

2. Region and
area

Province
and area

3. Region and
area

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Province
and area

4. Region and
area

Province
and area

5. Region and
area

Province
and area

6. Region and
area

Province
and area

7. Region and
area

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Province
and area

8. Region and
area

Province
and area

9. Region and
area

Province
and area

10. Region and

area

Province
and area

IV. List the top ten crops in the world using the data from the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) through its website. Information from other sources will be invalidated

Table 1d. Top ten crops in the world and the top countries producing each of
the crops based on hectarage.

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Crop Top producing countries Rank of the Philippines and

and their hectarage hectarage

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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