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Thomas Malthus predicted population would be kept in check by which combination of factors?

Group of answer choices

Urbanization, technology, and trade

Vaccines, sanitation, and medicine

Education, birth rates, and migration

War, famine, and disease

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
War, famine, and disease.

Malthus argued that population growth would be checked by "positive checks" (like war, famine, and disease) and by "preventive checks" (e.g., moral restraint/delayed marriage) when resources couldn't keep up with population.