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SCIENCE
Fourth Quarter – Module1B
Landmasses and Bodies of Water

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Science – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Fourth Quarter – Module 1B: Landmasses and Bodies of Water
First Edition, 2020
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Science
Fourth Quarter– Module 1B
Landmasses and Bodies of Water

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Introductory Message

For the learner:

Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Landmasses and Bodies of Water!

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competencies you are expected to learn in the
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If you get all the answers correct (100%), you
may decide to skip this module.

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current lesson with the previous one.

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to you in various ways such as a story, a song,
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of the topic. You may check the answers to the
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the module.
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what you learned from the lesson.

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of mastery in achieving the learning
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you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

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module.

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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1

What I Know ---------------- 2
What’s In ---------------- 4
What’s New ---------------- 5
What is It ---------------- 6
What’s More ---------------- 8
What I Have Learned ---------------- 9
What I Can Do ---------------- 10
Assessment ---------------- 11
Additional Activities ---------------- 13
Answer Key ---------------- 14
References ---------------- 15
 What I Need to Know

This module discusses all about finding out how the Philippines is
geographically located with respect to its landmasses and bodies of water. The
purpose of this lesson is to expose you to the practice of developing and using
models as you explore and identify landmasses and bodies of water using map of
the world. Basic map reading and skills worksheet will help you learn in identifying
the different landmasses and bodies of water in your locality and within the country.

Your goal in this section is to learn and understand key concepts in locating
the Philippines using the landmasses and its bodies of water. You will be introduced
to a deeper definition and examples of landmasses and bodies of water which are
natural features of the Earth.

After going through this module, you are expected to demonstrate how places
on Earth maybe located using a coordinate system. (S7ES-IVa-1)

Specifically, you are also expected to:

1. identify how places on Earth maybe located through landmasses and bodies of
water;
2. locate places on Earth through landmasses and bodies of water.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
Write your answer in your Science activity notebook.
1. Which of the following bodies of water is at the eastern part of the Philippines?
A. Celebes Sea C. Philippine Sea
B. Indian Sea D. South China Sea
2. What do you call a continuous body of salt water that covers most of the
Earth?
A. Canal B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
3. Which of the following covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface?
A. Land B. Salt C. Sand D. Water
4. What bodies of water is considered free flowing?
A. Canal B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
5. What body of freshwater is surrounded by land?
A. Island B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
6. Which of the following is NOT considered as bodies of water?
A. Canal B. Lake C. Mountain D. River
7. Which of the following bodies of water can be found at the northern part of the
Philippines?
A. Bashi Channel C. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean D. South China Sea
8. What do you call a narrow passage of water that connects two large seas?
A. Lake B. Ocean C. River D. Strait
9. Which of the following is entirely surrounded by water?
A. Island B. Lake C. Ocean D. River

10. The following can be used in describing the location of a certain area
EXCEPT.
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 A. Archipelago C. Latitude
B. Landmass D. Longitude
11. Which of the following landmasses is smaller than a continent and entirely
surrounded by water?
A. Continent B. Island C. River D. Supercontinent
12. What is known as a single large landmass?
A. Continent B. Island C. Lake D. Supercontinent
13. Which of the following is considered as a landmass?
A. Continent B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
14. What landmass is at the northern part of the Philippines?
A. African continent C. Australian continent
B. Asian continent D. European continent
15. Which of the following landmasses cannot be found at the western part of
the Philippines?
A. Cambodia B. Korea C. Malaysia D. Thailand

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Lesson

Landmasses and Bodies of Water

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What’s In

Places on Earth may be located through latitude and longitude. Before

proceeding to the next lesson, review first on how to locate places using coordinate
system.
Activity 1: Locate Me!

Directions:Locate the following places using the given coordinates. Refer to the
word box below for your answer. Write your answer in your Science
activity notebook.
Coordinates
1. 1200N , 900E
2. 600N , 600E
3. 900N , 1200E
4. 600N , 1200E
5. 900N , 1800E

Word Box
China Taiwan
Cambodia Philippines
Pacific Ocean
Figure 1. Asian Map

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Locate Me!

Directions: Locate the landmasses and bodies of water surrounding our country. Fill
in Table 1 using the Asian map. The first one is done for you. Write your
answer in your Science activity notebook.

Figure 2. Asian map

Table 1.
Landmass Bodies of Water
East (E) None Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea
West (W)
North (N)
South(S)

Amazing! You’re getting better!

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 What is It

A. Landmasses

Landmasses refer to the total area of a country or geographical region which

includes supercontinents, continents, and islands.

Table 2. Landmasses
Landmasses Definition Illustration
1. Supercontinent It is a grouping of
formerly dispersed
spread continents.

2. Continent It is mainly surrounded by

seas and usually consists
of various countries.

3. Island It is an area of land

smaller than a continent
and entirely surrounded
by water.

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B. Bodies of Water
Bodies of water refer to oceans, seas, and lakes but smaller pools of water
such as ponds, stagnant water or puddles.
Table 3. Bodies of water
Classification of
bodies of water Definition Illustration
1. Ocean It is a continuous body of
salt water that covers
more than 70 percent of
the Earths’ surface.

Pacific Ocean
2. Sea It is smaller than ocean
and is usually located
where land and ocean
meet.

Tawi-tawi, Aloran, Mis. Occ.

3. Lake It is a body of stagnant
water which is
surrounded by land.

Lake Duminagat, Mis. Occ.

4. River It is a natural and free
flowing body of water.

Aloran River
5. Canal It is a passage of water to
pass through and
transport ships and
boats.

McKinley, Taguig, Phils.

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Label Me!

Directions: Label the blank map below using the given landmasses and bodies of
water. The first one is done for you. Write your answer in your Science
activity notebook.
A. Landmasses B. Bodies of water
Philipine archipelago Philippine Sea ,Bashi Channel
China, Malaysia South China Sea ,Pacific Ocean
Thailand, Taiwan Celebes Sea

1. China
6.
2.

3.
7. 4.

8. 5.
9.

10.
Figure 3. Asian Map

Thumbs Up! You Go the Extra Mile!

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 4: Complete Me!

Directions: Complete the statements in the paragraph by writing the appropriate
word/s in the blank. Refer to the word box below. Write your answer in
your Science activity notebook.

Pacific Ocean longitude Supercontinent

Philippine Sea continent Bashi channel
latitude landmasses island
bodies of water canal lake

(1)
Places on Earth may be located through __________ (2)
and __________.
(3)
Additionally, _________ (4 )
and __________ which surrounds the area can also be
used to locate those places.
Landmasses refer to the total area of a country or geographical region which
(5)
include __________, (6)
__________, (7)
and __________ while bodies of water are any
significant increase of water, generally on a planet’s surface. The classifications of
bodies of water are ocean, seas, lakes, rivers and canal. At the northern part, the
(8)
body of water that surrounds the Philippines is the __________, at the eastern part
(9)
are __________ (10)
and __________ while at the southern part, Celebes Sea is
located.

Well Done! You figured it out!

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 What I Can Do

Activity 5: Classify Me!

Directions: Classify the following illustrations/pictures as to landmasses or bodies
of water. Write your answer in your Science activity notebook.
1. 6.

7.
2.

3. 8.

9.
4.

5. 10.

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 Assessment

Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the best
answer. Write you answer in your Science activity notebook.
1. The following can be used in describing the location of a certain area EXCEPT.
A. Archipelago C. Latitude
B. Landmass D. Longitude
2. Which of the following covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface?
A. Land B. Salt C. Sand D. Water
3. Which of the following is entirely surrounded by water?
A. Island B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
4. Which of the following is NOT considered as bodies of water?
A. Canal B. Lake C. Mountain D. River
5. Which of the following landmasses is smaller than a continent and entirely
surrounded by water?
A. Continent B. Island C. River D. Supercontinent
6. Which of the following bodies of water can be found at the northern part of the
Philippines?
A. Bashi Channel C. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean D. South China Sea
7. Which of the following landmasses cannot be found at the western part of the
Philippines?
A. Cambodia B. Korea C. Malaysia D. Thailand
8. What is known as a single large landmass?
A. Continent B. Island C. Lake D. Supercontinent
9. Which of the following is considered as a landmass?
A. Continent B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
10. What landmass is at the northern part of the Philippines?
A. African continent C. Australian continent
B. Asian continent D. European continent

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11. What bodies of water is considered free flowing?
A. canal B. Lake C. ocean D. river
12. What do you call a continuous body of salt water that covers most of the
Earth?
A. Canal B. Lake C. Ocean D. River
13. Which of the following bodies of water is at the eastern part of the
Philippines?
A. Celebes Sea C. Philippine Sea
B. Indian Sea D. South China Sea
14. What do you call a narrow passage of water that connects two large seas?
A. Lake B. Ocean C. River D. Strait
15. What body of freshwater is surrounded by land?
A. Island B. Lake C. Ocean D. River

Excellent! You’ve got it right! You should be proud of yourself!

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 Additional Activities

Activity 6: Identify Me!

Directions: Identify what country is in north, south, east and west of South China
Sea. Refer to the word box below. Write your answer in your Science
activity notebook.
China Malaysia Thailand Guam
Vietnam Taiwan Cambodia South Korea
Laos Philippines North Korea Singapore

Figure 4. Asian Map

1. North of South China Sea
2. South of South China Sea
3. East of South China Sea
4. West of South China

Congratulations! You have successfully completed Module 1B. You

Answer
can now proceed to Key
Module 2 and learn about Water Resources.

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 Answer Key

What I Know What’s New What I Have Learned

1. North – Taiwan, Bashi 1. latitude
Channel 2. longitude
1. D
2. South- None, Celebes 3. landmasses
2. C
Sea 4. bodies of water
3. D
3. East – None, Pacific 5. supercontinent
4. D
Ocean 6. continent
5. B
4. West – Vitenam, 7. island
6. C
Cambodia, Thailand, 8. Bashi channel
7. A
South China Sea 9. Philippine Sea
8. D
10. Pacific Ocean
9. A
What’s More
10. A
1. China What I Can Do
11. B
2. Pacific Ocean
12. D
3. Philippine archipelago 1. Body of water
13. A
4. Philippine Sea 2. Body of water
14. B
5. Celebes Sea 3. Body of water
15. C
6. Taiwan 4. Landmass
7. Bashi Channel 5. Body of water
8. Thailand 6. Body ofwater
9. South China Sea 7. Body of water
10. Malaysia 8. Landmass
9. Body of water
10. Body of water
What’s In Assessment
1. China Additional Activities
1. A 6. A11. D 1. China
2. Thailand 2. D 7. B 12. B
3. Taiwan 2. Malaysia
3. A8. D 13. C 3. Philippines
4. Philippines 4. C 9. A 14. D
5. Pacific ocean 4. Laos, Thailand,
5. B 10. B 15. B Cambodia

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of Education, 2017.

Catalan, Maria Helen D. H. et.al. Science Grade 7 Teacher's Guide. Pasig City:
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