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Activity 1
Plotting the PAR
Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. read map,
2. given the latitude and longitude of a tropical cyclone, tell if it has
entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, and
3. explain what is meant when a typhoon has entered the Philippine Area of
Responsibility.
Materials Needed:
map of the Philippines and vicinity
pencil
Procedure:
1. Plot the following points on the map below (Figure 2).
2. Connect the plotted points in Figure 2. The region within is the Philippine Area
of Responsibility or PAR. It is the job of PAGASA to monitor all tropical cyclones
that enter this area.
Q1. If a typhoon is located at 15°N, 138°E, is it within the PAR?
Q2. How about if the typhoon is at 19°N, 117°E, is it inside the PAR?
Conclusion: