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WAEC Economics 1988 Question 24

Question 24

Population

Which of these best explains the Malthusian theory of population?

  1. A.increase in population causes hunger and death
  2. B.The population increases faster than food supply
  3. C.The population grows at arithmetic progression while food production grows at geometric progression
  4. D.People could be sent to 'No man's land' when the population increases
  5. E.People should produce as many children as they could because passion cannot be controlled.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (The population increases faster than food supply)

Explanation

Malthus argued that population grows geometrically while food grows arithmetically, so population outruns food supply. Option C has the two the wrong way round.