What did Malthus believe about population growth?
It's always stable
It decreases with prosperity
It's indefinitely greater than subsistence
It balances naturally
Answer
Malthus believed that population growth is indefinitely greater than the Earth's ability to produce food, leading to inevitable shortages and competition for resources. He posited that population increases exponentially while resources grow linearly, resulting in exponential population growth and arithmetic food supply growth, leading to periodic famines and epidemics to restore balance.
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