Which of the following subsistence patterns has led to increasing population density?

Question

Intensive agriculture

Pastoralism

Nomadism

Horticulture

Answer 1

Intensive agriculture has led to increasing population density. This subsistence pattern involves the careful and often labor-intensive cultivation of crops and livestock in a fixed location, which can support larger populations due to higher food yields compared to other subsistence patterns like pastoralism, nomadism, and horticulture. As a result, communities practicing intensive agriculture tend to settle in one place, leading to larger, denser populations.