This map is from the Philippine's Bureau of Soils and Water Management. This map lays out the areas that have communal irrigation systems (CIS) or national irrigation systems (NIS). I find this map interesting because it shows the lack of irrigation throughout the island. Many different areas of the Philippines are not very urbanized or modern. Most of the people still live in villages and provinces. For myself, being a of Pilipino descent, it helps remind me of the day-to-day struggle that the people have to endure in order to gain access to clean water. Family members travel many miles, as scaled on the map, to get water.

 This map is made from data collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This map shows the seismic activity within the Philippines. I think this map is interesting because it displays where in the Philippines that natural hazards (ex. earthquakes, volcano eruptions, etc.) can affect the islands. This information is very valuable because it allows for us to analyze the risks and effects these environmental risks pose. It also relates to the type of maps we will be making/analyzing throughout the course, or even throughout my courses as an environmental science major. Maps like this also allow me to connect issues that affect areas I take personal interest in, which in this case is the country in which I gain much of my cultural influence from.

This map is from the Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines. It shows the distance of state colleges in the Philippines. The circles give a 50 mile radius reference. I think this map is interesting because it shows the few number of state colleges within this region of the Philippines. We could use these locations and compare them with geographical data such as topography, or data on access to transportation to analyze the ease of access to these institutions.