Which of the Following Helped Lead to Rapid Population Growth

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helped lead to rapid population growth in Europe in the eighteenth century, around the time of Thomas Malthus?

• A) the potato
• B) penicillin
• C) the automobile
• D) better methods of contraception
• E) increasingly destructive wars

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Definitions:

Environmental Sociologists

Researchers who study the interactions between societies and their natural environments, focusing on issues like pollution, sustainability, and environmental justice.

Human-Made Environment

Environments and settings that have been created or significantly altered by human activity, as opposed to natural environments.

Wilderness

Natural areas left undisturbed by human development, where ecosystems operate freely without significant human influence.

Treadmill Of Production

A theory that explains the persistent and self-perpetuating cycle of production and consumption driven by industrial society's demand for continuous economic growth.