In 1798, the English Economist Thomas Malthus Predicted That

question 67

Multiple Choice

In 1798, the English economist Thomas Malthus predicted that:

• A) countries with a large supply of natural resources would always enjoy economic growth.
• B) the recently independent United States would rejoin the British empire out of economic necessity.
• C) the French Revolution would improve the economies of most European countries.
• D) rising population growth would cause productivity per capita to fall.

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Definitions:

Geniculostriate Pathway

The major visual pathway in the brain, which runs from the retina to the primary visual cortex via the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus.

Tectopulvinar Pathway

A pathway in the visual system that connects the superior colliculus with the pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus, involved in the processing of visual information related to motion and spatial orientation.

Tectopulvinar Pathway

A neural pathway involved in the processing of visual information, connecting the superior colliculus to the pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus.

Superior Colliculus

A structure in the midbrain involved in visual processing, eye movements, and orientation responses.