Thomas Robert Malthus

Didn't Occur

-Increase in imports from America. -Improved technology. -Population increases weren't that big.

Malthus's first publication in 1798, "An Essay on the Principle of population" stated his theory that...

Geometric growth of population would eventually exceed the arithmetic growth of resources.

benevolence

In Malthus's view, ____ by itself, is destructive, but tames the excess of self love.

principle of population

Population grows geometrically (2, 4, 8, 16) while food production grows arithmetically (1, 2, 3, 4) and therefore only positive checks (famine, war, disease) or preventative checks (less "screwing") will slow population growth

The end result of this theory

The end result of this theory That the human population will wipe out all means of survival causing intolerable pollution, depleting our natural resources and result in mass starvation.

What do these facts tell us?

There has been a large increase in world population, however there has also been an increase in the average daily calories consumed. The data that we currently have doesn't 100% support Malthus' theory, however, one could argue that not enough time has surpassed yet.

Theory of Population and Food Supply.

When a population is rising faster then food supply everything will break down.

Critics disagree with Malthus' theory that population growth is a problem. To the contrary, a large population could stimulate ______ growth and, therefore, production of more food.

economic

Food production is...

fixed (grows linearly)

Population is based on

more people being born than dying.