Geography · Population Geography
Which one of the following concepts or assumptions was NOT considered by Thomas Malthus while formulating his theory of population growth?
- 1Severe malnutrition and famine would lead to high mortality rates as a natural check
- 2Rapid technological development would infinitely increase food production to offset population growth✓
- 3With increasing population, food scarcity will rise, resulting in a high death rate
- 4Food supply will increase in arithmetic progression while population will increase in geometric progression
Correct answer
Rapid technological development would infinitely increase food production to offset population growth
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