Resources Flashcards
What is over population? (Resources population)
When there are too many people in the area relative to the amount of resources
What is optimum population? (Resources population)
The theoretical population which produces the highest SOL. Reliant upon technology
What is under population? (Resources population)
Occurs when there are too few people in an area to use the resourced effectively
What is the relationship of GDP and population on a graph? (Resources population)
- Increase GDP with under pop
- Balanced at optimum
- Decrease in GDP when over populated
What did Mathus argue? (Resources population)
The power of population to increase its numbers was higher than that of the Earths power to sustain it
- starvation
- poverty
- environmental degradation
What is the point where population outweighs food supply known as? (Resources population)
Malthus catastrophe
According to Malthus, population will grown how? (Resources population)
Geometrically or exponentially
According to Malthus, food supply will grown how? (Resources population)
Arithmetically
According to Malthus, what are positive checks? (Resources population)
Increased levels of misery e.g war, famine and disease
According to Malthus, what are negative checks? (Resources population)
Celibacy and later marriage
What do neo-malthusians believe is the cause of the problem? (Resources population)
Environmental degradation, resource depletion and consumption patterns were related to population growth
What is the quote relating to Boserup? (Resources population)
‘Necessity is the mother of all invention’
What did Boserup believe? (Resources population)
- Environments have limits that restrict population naturally
- Limits can be altered through technologies
What are the positives of Malthus theory? (Resources population)
- Famine is common in many areas of Africa e.g Ethiopia
- Fears that India would be unable to cater for its growing population
What are the negatives of Malthus theory? (Resources population)
- Population growth rapidly accelerated in LEDC’s after their mortality rates fell
