WAEC Economics 1993 Question 19

Question 19

Population

Robert T. Malthus postulated in his population theory that

  1. A.the death rate may become so high that people may not survive
  2. B.people will eventually stop having children
  3. C.people will migrate from one place to another in search of food
  4. D.positive efforts should be made to increase population
  5. E.population growth rate may out-grow the means of subsistence.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (population growth rate may out-grow the means of subsistence.)

Explanation

Malthus held that population tends to grow faster than food supply (the means of subsistence).