Theories Flashcards
1
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Evidence to support Boserup’s theory:
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- Increasing intensity of shifting cultivation systems
* The green revolution
2
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What is Malthus’ theory?
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The population increases faster than the supporting food resources. Population is geometric while food is arithmetically.
3
Q
What does the Club of Rome predict?
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A sudden decline in population growth could occur within 100 years if present-day trends continued.
4
Q
What is Simon’s theory?
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Simon argued that even though certain materials will become physically less available, resources are economically indefinite. Humans just keep inventing and discovering and creating.
5
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What is Boserup’s theory?
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Limits can be altered by the use of appropriate technologies which offer the possibility of resource development or creation.
