Social Studies School based assessment

Name: Horace Campbell
School: Kingston College
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Teacher: Ms. Groves
Territory: Jamaica
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Table of contents
Acknowledgement 3
Introduction 4
Statement of Problem 5
Reason for Selecting the Area of Research 6
Method of Investigation 7
Data Collection Instrument 8
Procedure for Data Collection 9
Presentation of Data 10-12
Analysis and Interpretation of Data 13
Recommendation and Implementation Strategy 14
Bibliography 15

Acknowledgement
I would like to acknowledge my cousin Andre Thompson for assisting me with this research and also all the persons who participated in the questionnaire.

Introduction
This is a research into the factors that contribute to the constant trend of poverty in West Kingston along with some of the factors. Here is a brief history on the West Kingston Area:
The area of West Kingston is predominantly residential neighborhood in Jamaica’s Capital Kington. This area has reputation of being one of Kingston’s most violent and poverty stricken areas. In this area there is the largest public cemetery in the English-speaking Caribbean - the May Pen Cemetery, the two largest maternity and public hospitals in the English-speaking Caribbean - the Victoria Jubilee and Kingston Public hospitals; the Blood Bank; the largest market in the English-speaking Caribbean - the Coronation Market, and also 99 per cent of all the markets within the Corporate Area. It is also the site of 99 1/3 of all the funeral parlors in the Corporate Area; the oil refinery is situated in West Kingston; the Jamaica Railway Corporation is situated in West Kingston; the JOS bus depot at that time; it is today the site of the largest power plant - Hunts Bay.

Statement of Problem
Why is Poverty a Constant Factor in the