Malthus Was Too Pessimistic Because He Did Not Foresee the Effects

question 4

Multiple Choice

Malthus was too pessimistic because he did not foresee the effects of

• A) ever increasing amounts of land for cultivation.
• B) increases in the capital stock and the effects of such increases on production.
• C) improved nutrition and health care.
• D) improved family planning practices.
• E) increase productivity of land.

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Definitions:

Circumstantial Factor

An element or condition that affects a situation but is not a direct cause; often considered in evaluations or analysis of outcomes.

Medians

The middle value of a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest, or the line in geometry that divides a figure into two equal parts.

Frequencies

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in material (as in sound waves) or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).

Averages

Statistical measures that summarize or give an indication of the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers.