Lesson 8, Chapter 2: Malthusian Theory

Question 1

What did Malthus, creator of the Malthusian theory, observe?

Answer 1

while the population of Europe was growing exponentially, the food supply was growing arithmetically

Question 2

why was he worried?

Answer 2

he was worried that if the population kept exponentially expanding, at some point, there wouldn’t be enough food to sustain the population

Question 3

was Malthus right or wrong? why?

Answer 3

Malthus was wrong because he didn’t know that in the future, farming would become more mechanized, providing enough food for everyone