MONSOONS
◦MONSOON IS NOT A RAIN
◦IT IS A WIND SYSTEM
◦THESE WINDS USUALLY BRING
ABUNDANT RAINFALL TO THE
COUNTRY
◦IN PHILIPPINES, MONSOONS ARE
CALLED AMIHAN OR HABAGAT.
AMIHAN
◦IT IS THE COLD AIR THAT WE
EXPERIENCE FROM DECEMBER TO
FEBRUARY
◦IT IS ALSO CALLED AS THE WINTER
NORTHEAST MONSOON
◦THE WIND IS COLD AND DRY IN
THESE SEASON
◦ The wind blows from the high-pressure
area in the Asian continent toward the
low-pressure area south of the
Philippines
◦the wind passes over some bodies of
water before it reaches the Philippines.
◦The wind picks up moisture along the
way and brings rain to the eastern part
of the Philippines
HABAGAT
◦ALSO KNOWN AS THE SUMMER
SOUTHWEST MONSOON
◦IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
◦WE CAN EXPERIENCE IT FROM JUNE
TO SEPTEMBER
◦This time the wind will move from
the high-pressure area in
Australia to the low-pressure area
in the Asian continent
(ITCZ)
INTERTROPICAL
CONVERGENCE
ZONE
WHERE WOULD
YOU OBSERVE
THE SUN
DIRECTLY ABOVE
YOU? WHEN YOUR
IN THE EQUATOR
OR WHEN YOUR
IN HIGHER
• AT THE EQUATOR, THE SUN WILL BE
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD.
• PLACES NEAR THE EQUATOR HAS
WARMER TEMPERATURE THAN ANY
PLACES IN EARTH.
• SO AS THE AIR IN EQUATOR RISES,
AIR FROM HIGHER AND LOWER
ALTITUDE MOVES TO REPLACE THE
RISING AIR
◦ AIR FROM NORTH OF EQUATOR AND AIR FROM THE SOUTH OF EQUATOR WILL MOVE
TOWARD THE PLACE WHERE WARM AIR IS RISING.
◦ Creativity- 50
◦ Delivery- 30
◦ Timeliness-20