Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: World Population-Distribution, Density and growth

Question:
Which of the following statements is/are true about the Malthusian Theory on population?
Options:
The number of people would increase faster than the food supply.
Any further increase would result in a population crash caused by famine, disease and war.
The preventive checks are better than the physical checks. For the sustainability of our resources, the world will have to control the rapid population increase.
All of the above
Correct Answer:
All of the above
Explanation:
Thomas Malthus in his theory (1798) stated that the number of people would increase faster than the food supply. Any further increase would result in a population crash caused by famine, disease and war. The preventive checks are better than the physical checks. For the sustainability of our resources, the world will have to control the rapid population increase