AP Human Geography / Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
2.6 Malthusian Theory
Notes
Malthus (1798): population grows exponentially, food supply grows arithmetically, so famine and disease will check growth.
- Critics: technology (the Green Revolution) increased food supply. Neo-Malthusians worry about resources and the environment.
Practice
Malthus predicted that population would:
Exponential vs arithmetic.
Malthus didn't anticipate:
Green Revolution.
Neo-Malthusians focus on limits of:
Modern concerns.
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