Thomas Malthus Argued That Population

question 105

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus argued that population

• A) increases arithmetically, while food supply increases geometrically.
• B) increases in parallel fashion, while food supply increases arithmetically.
• C) increases geometrically, while food supply increases arithmetically.
• D) should be checked by artificial birth control.

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