Population Control
Population grows arithmetically, and food supply grows geometrically. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
What is his full name?
Thomas Robert Malthus
Whats the main aim of preventive checks?
The main aim is to limit the number of children reproduced.
Did he believe in contraceptives?
No
Name his most famous work?
The essay on the Principle of Population
Name an example of preventive checks.
celibacy, delaying marriage and moral restraint by not having too many children.
How did he believe the population was supposed to be controlled?
By famine, diseases, natural disasters, wars and celibacy.
He was known to be a....
Pessimist
How do positive checks control the population in the view of Malthus?
Through famines, diseases, natural disasters, and wars.