AP HUG Unit 2.6
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Thomas Malthus
An English Anglican minister and economist who wrote Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798.
Essay on the Principle of Population
Malthus's famous work arguing that population growth would eventually outpace food supply.
What two basic ideas did Malthus believe?
People need food to survive, and people will continue to reproduce.
What did Malthus think about population growth?
Population grows geometrically, much faster than food supply.
What did Malthus think about food supply growth?
Food supply grows arithmetically, much more slowly than population.
What happens when population grows faster than food supply?
A Malthusian catastrophe occurs.
Malthusian catastrophe
A situation where population exceeds the food supply, causing misery, famine, war, and disease.
What did Malthus believe would happen after a Malthusian catastrophe?
Famine, war, and plague would reduce the population back to a sustainable level.
What solution did Malthus suggest?
Delay marriage, have fewer children, and reduce help to the poor.
Why was Malthus wrong?
He did not account for technological innovation that increased food production.
What inventions or changes helped food supply grow?
Mechanized farming, chemical fertilizers, refrigeration, and better transportation.
How did the Industrial Revolution connect to Malthus?
It caused population growth to accelerate, but technology also helped increase food production.
How does Malthus connect to the DTM?
His theory is most closely tied to the early stages of population growth and change.
Neo-Malthusians
Modern thinkers who agree that population growth can threaten resources and sustainability.
Paul Ehrlich
A famous Neo-Malthusian who argued that human population growth could lead to environmental crisis.
What did Neo-Malthusians warn about?
Overpopulation, resource depletion, and environmental destruction.
Esther Boserup
An economist who argued that population growth encourages innovation.
What was Boserup's main argument?
When population grows, people innovate to increase food production.