Poverty and Population

Most of the poor families in the Philippines is headed by an individual who

•      reached elementary

•  graduated elementary

•   reached high school

• graduated high school

The lower the education of the household head is, the more likely that the household is ______.

• rich

• middle class

• poor

• hungry

Most of the poor households in the Philippines have a family size of

• 2

• 4

• 5

• more than 5

Family size is ____________ correlated with poverty incidence.

• positively

• negatively

• not

• equally

The total income shortfall of families with income below the poverty threshold, divided by the total number of families

• Income gap

• Poverty incidence

• Poverty gap

• Severity of poverty

The total of the squared income shortfall of families with income below the poverty threshold, divided by the total number of families

• Severity of poverty

• Poverty incidence

• Income gap

• Poverty gap

The average income shortfall of families with income below the poverty threshold

• Poverty incidence

• Income gap

• Poverty gap

• Severity of poverty

What does the term "population density" refer to?

• The total number of people in a country

• The number of people per square kilometer or mile

• The rate at which a population increases

• The average age of the population

Which characteristic of rural areas may explain why people leave?

• Availability of jobs

• Political stability

• War and conflict

• High standard of living

What is the result of overpopulation in densely populated urban areas?

• Increased biodiversity

• Better access to healthcare

• Decreased competition for jobs

• Strain on infrastructure and resources