Pop Quiz: Philippines

Pop Quiz: Philippines
The Philippines is a mountainous country 4. Where is the Philippines located?

with low lying coastal regions. It was named A. Southeast Asia
in honor of King Phillip II of Spain by Spanish B. Western Asia
explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, who C. East Asia
visited some of the islands in 1543. The D. Central Asia
Philippines enjoys a tropical climate and is
prone to monsoons. Did you know that the 5. How many languages are spoken in
Philippines produces and exports more the Philippines?
coconuts than any country in the world? Or, A. Between 1 – 50
that the Philippines is the world’s second B. Between 51 – 100
largest archipelago? Manila, located on C. Between 100 – 150
Luzon, the largest island, is the capital and D. Between 151 – 200
ranks as the city with the highest
population density in the world. Take our 6. The Philippines was originally a
Philippines population quiz to learn more! _______ colony and gained its
independence in 1946.
1. In 2016 Philippines’s population was A. Dutch
102.6 million. What is Philippines’s B. French
population projected to be in 2050? C. Spanish
A. 138.7 million D. British
B. 148.7 million
C. 158.7 million 7. Manila is home to 1/8 of the entire
D. 168.7 million nation’s population.
A. True
2. The Philippines ranks as the ___ most B. False
populous country in the world.
A. 10th 8. What is the fertility rate in the
B. 11th Philippines?
C. 12th A. 1.8
D. 13th B. 2.8
C. 3.8
3. The Philippines is considered an D. 4.8
archipelago. What is an archipelago? 9. What percentage of married women
A. A collection, or group of closely (ages 15 – 49) are using some method of
scattered islands contraception?
B. A piece of land that is surrounded by A. 35%
water on three sides and still connected to B. 45%
a mainland C. 55%
C. A pointed piece of land that sticks out D. 65%
into the sea
D. A narrow strip of land connecting two 10. What was the per capita GDP in 2017?
larger landmasses and surrounded by water A. $8,200
on two sides B. $9,200
C. $10,200 Questions and Answers
D. $11,200 1. Which is the least used modern
contraceptive method among married
women in developing countries?
A. Male condom
Answers: B. Female sterilization
1. B – In 2050 the Philippines population C. Oral contraceptives
is projected to be 148.7 million.
2. D – According to the CIA World 2. What is the current estimate of overall
Factbook, the Philippines is the 13th most contraceptive use among married women in
populous country in the world. developing countries?
3. A – An archipelago is a collection, or A. 33%
group of closely scattered islands. The B. 55%
Philippines is an archipelago that consists of C. 44%
7,641 islands.
4. A – The Philippines is located in 3. Surveys show that average desired family
Southeast Asia. size in developing countries is:
5. D – There are between 151 – 200 A. HIV/AIDS epidemic
languages spoken in the Philippines. B. Infertility
6. C – The Philippines was originally a C. Contraceptive use
Spanish colony, and then became a US
territory. The Philippines declared its 4. Surveys show that average desired family
independence from Spain in 1898 and from size in developing countries is:
the US in 1946. A. Increasing: women want to have bigger
7. A – True families
8. B – 2.8. The total fertility rate, or the B. Remaining constant: there has been no
average number of children a woman would change in desired family size
throughout her child-bearing years (usually C. Declining: women want to have smaller
15 to 49), of the Philippines is 2.8. families.
9. C – 55% of married women in the
Philippines are using some method of 5. What is the average total fertility rate
contraception. (TFR) in developing countries?
10. A – The GDP, or gross domestic A. 2.3 children per woman
product, is the measure most economists B. 7.2 children per woman
prefer when looking at per-capita welfare C. 4.5 children per woman
and when comparing living conditions or
use of resources across countries. In the
Philippines the GDP per capita in 2017 was
$8,200.

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