Thomas Malthus Believed That the Increasing Population Was Bad Because

question 23

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus believed that the increasing population was bad because it would lead to

• A)more wars.
• B)an increase in starvation.
• C)more people leaving Europe.
• D)an increase in disease.
• E)a lack of educational opportunities.

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Definitions:

-kinesis

A suffix used in biology and medicine indicating movement or locomotion by a particular mechanism or caused by a specific stimulus.

-emesis

A suffix in medical terminology indicating vomiting.

-ectasis

A suffix used in medical terms to denote an expansion, dilation, or stretching of a structure or organ.

-staxis

A suffix used in medical terminology to denote bleeding or a hemorrhage, as in epistaxis (nosebleed).