Population Change

Question 1

What was Malthus’ theory on the balance between population and resources?

Answer 1

He argued that population grows geometrically whereas food production grows at a slower rate and therefore there will be an imbalance between population and resource

Question 2

What were thalamus’ checks for the slowing down/stopping of population growth

Answer 2

Positive checks = raise death rate e.g disease, hunger and war

Preventative checks = lower the birth rate e.g. abortion, birth control, prostitution

Question 3

What are thalamus’ 2 checks?

Answer 3

Positive and presentative

Question 4

What was Esther boserup’s theory into the balance between population and resources

Answer 4

That human innovation and technological advances would allow food production to keep up with population growth.
The lesser the population the more reliance on agriculture. The more dense the population the more they need to develop - urbanise

Question 5

Boserup believed that the lesser the population…..

Answer 5

The more reliance on agriculture

Question 6

Boserup believed the more dense the population…..

Answer 6

The more they need to develop -urbanise

Question 7

Who are the 2 major contributors to the idea of balance between population and resources ?

Answer 7

Thomas Malthus and Esther Boserup

Question 8

Who created the DTM

Answer 8

Thompson

Question 9

What did Thompson build the DTM based upon?

Answer 9

Thomas Malthus’ theory, arguing that population, food supply and economic development are linked and that they lead to changes on the others

Question 10

What 3 factors are linked in terms of the balance between population and resources according to Thompson

Answer 10

Population, food supply and economic development

Question 11

What year did Thompson invent the DTM

Answer 11

1929