Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes Chapter 4: Topic 2.6

Question 1

Published one of the most provocative books on population growth ever written, “An Essay on the Principles of Population.” He was a member of the clergy and an early economist, focused on one of the underlying concerns of geography: the relationship between people and the earth

Answer 1

Thomas Malthus

Question 2

Analyzing the relationship between natural resource use, particularly agricultural output, and the growing population and concluded that society was on a path of massive starvation

Answer 2

Malthusian Theory

Question 3

Since population would grow faster than food production, the world’s population would soon be unsupportable

Answer 3

Overpopulation

Question 4

(1910-1999) Danish Economist who emphasized the positive aspects of a large population

Answer 4

Ester Boserup

Question 5

Suggested that the more people there are, the more hands there are to work, rather than just more mouths to feed. A population increases, more pressure is placed on the existing agricultural system, which stimulates invention resulting in more food production

Answer 5

Boserup Theory

Question 6

People who accept Thomas Malthus’ fundamental premise. They argue that population growth is a serious problem currently and an even greater threat for the future. They point out that population growth will lead to the depletion of nonrenewable resources such as petroleum and metal, pollution of air and water, and shortages of food. These issues could lead to social, political, economic, and environmental catastrophe.

Answer 6

Neo-Malthusians