Thomas Malthus Warned That

question 6

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus warned that .

• A) abstinence will bring ruin to all
• B) the IPAT equation should not be applied to developing countries, because the assumptions for the equation do not hold true for those countries
• C) sharing a common resource will cause people to have more children in order to exploit the resource
• D) agricultural advancements are likely to harm grassland ecosystems
• E) overpopulation could greatly harm humanity

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