What factors have proved Malthus' theory to be true?

Question

A. Cultivation expands arable farmland.
B. Mechanization of agricultural production.
C. Improved strains of seed are developed and more fertilizers are used.
D. Famine, Drought, and Natural Disasters such as patterns like El Nino & La Nino continue to disrupt agriculture.
E. Genetically modified organisms and countless herbicides, and pesticides enabled growth in food production.
Answer : B
7. Which of the following is not an example of factors that limit or hinder Population Growth at the World, Regional, National, and Local scales?
A. Sub-Sahara Africa faces the impact of the AIDS epidemic, which has killed millions.
B. China's one-child policy was used to control the World's largest population.
C. Singapore and Denmark have created commercial campaigns with financial gifts for families to have children.
D. India has placed restrictions on families due to limited resources and overpopulation.
E. South America faces overpopulation in urban areas but reductions of population in rural areas
Answer : C
8. Demographers measure whether a population can replace its deaths with births by looking at fertility rates.
TRUE
FALSE
Answer : true
9. The aging index represents people age 50 and older per 100 children ages 0-14.
TRUE
FALSE
Answer : false

Answer 1

6. B - no
7. C - yes
8. True -- ?? What about the death rates?
9. False -- ??

Answer 2

6. #?
8. False? because it would be mortality rates?
9. False.

Answer 3

6 is E and 8 is true still

Answer 4

6. What was Malthus' theory?

8 is false

Answer 5

Worlds population was increasing too quickly and was outpacing food production

Answer 6

That was Malthus' theory.

Answer 7

I know. is 6 E?

Answer 8

6 E -- no.

You're on your own now for these questions.

Answer 9

I'm looking in my textbook and for number 6 all the answer choices pop up as reasons for his theory to be true and the only one that doesn't show up in the textbook is answer D, so I'm just confused.

Answer 10

Doesn't D fit Malthus' theory that if the population kept growing, there wouldn't be enough food for everyone?

Answer 11

It says "Malthus assumed the growth of food production was linear but food production has grown exponentially as the acreage under cultivation expands, mexhanization of agricultural production diffuses, improved straing of seed are developed, and more fertilizers are used. In the 21st centurt bioengineering continues to bring new hybrids genetically modified organisms and countless herbicides and pesticides that enabled exponential growth in food production