This research is about the effect of the physical characteristics of the said area. This research was conducted to find out the effect of physical characteristics on the livelihood of people according to geographical location, topography, and weather conditions. The researcher used a questionnaire or survey questionnaire as the main instrument in collecting data where the respondents were from Brgy.37 Seawall Reclamation Area of Tacloban City with a total number of fifteen (15). The total number of respondents was determined using the table by Krejcie and Morgan (1970). Meanwhile, in determining the respondents, the Quota Sampling technique was used and the research design was cross-sectional survey design. The researcher found that the residents of the said area agreed on the effect of the geographical location on their lifestyle. This research also revealed that the residents agreed on the effect of topography on their lifestyle because income decreases, fishing and product commerce are delayed but the rest of the items were strongly agreed. In the items regarding weather conditions, most residents agreed that they affect their lives. A good intervention in this research would be to focus on the various physical characteristics of a place to determine its impact on people's lives, especially its identity or culture.

katangiang pisikal; heograpikal na lokasyon; topograpiya; kondisyon ng panahon