Malthusian Theory and Population Growth
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Lucy Render
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Geography
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9th - 12th Grade
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330 plays
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1.
Multiple Choice
1. In Malthus’ 1798 book suggests there are diminishing returns to and a fixed amount of land. It follows in his argument that growing populations will eventually _____________________________. *
shrink as the land will not produce enough food to support the population’s needs
grow further as people switch from farming to fishing in oceans
stagnate
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Multiple Choice
2. In general, the predictions of the Malthusian model have shown to be ___________________ during recent history.
100% true
relevant to a certain extent, particularly for less economically developed countries
relevant to only more economically developed countries
100% incorrect
3.
Multiple Choice
The largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support is known as...
carrying capacity
population crash
lag phase
mutualism
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Multiple Choice
exponential growth
logistic growth
predator-prey cycle
boom-bust curve
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Multiple Choice
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B
C
D
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