“The constant effort towards population, which is found to act even in the most vicious societies, increases the number of people before the means of subsistence are increased.”
Thomas Robert Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798
With reference to the excerpt above, which of the following statements best outlines Malthusian Theory?
As the population increases, so too does innovation.
As the population increases, there will be more agricultural production, reducing the risk of famines.
Overpopulation does not exist
The inevitability of natural disasters that will wipe out food supplies, endangering the future population
The arithmetical supply of food will not be able to support the exponential growth of the population, eventually resulting in famines, war, and disease.
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