Which of the Following in the Context of the Malthusian

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following in the context of the Malthusian theory?

• A) According to the theory, the population grows at an arithmetic rate.
• B) It maintains that the population is growing faster than the food supply needed to sustain it.
• C) It states that resources available to humans will quadruple by 2050.
• D) Neo-Malthusians are against the old theory, and believe the population is under control.
• E) According to neo-Malthusians, the earth will survive as it's a "striving planet."

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