According to Malthus____________?
Correct answer: C. people could use "moral restraint" to reduce the birth rate.
- A. human populations tend to increase more slowly than their ability to increase the food supply.
- B. agricultural production increases in a geometric fashion.
- C. people could use "moral restraint" to reduce the birth rate.
- D. famine war and pestilence are social problems that a population can overcome.
Explanation
Malthus argued that population tends to grow geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically, creating checks such as famine and disease. He also recognised 'moral restraint', meaning delayed marriage or abstinence, as a preventive check on births.
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