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Historically, what has caused populations to decrease?
War
Disease
Famine
Historically, what has caused populations to increase?
Times of peace
Health
Plenty
What happened until 8000 B.C.E.?
Natural increase rate was close to zero
Why did things began to change around 1750?
The Industrial Revolution began in England and later diffused throughout Europe and to North America
The Industrial revolution brought about major improvements in technology that created an unprecedented amount of wealth
Historically, theorists did what?
analyzed patterns of growth in the past
Assessed conditions of the present
Projected consequences for the future
Facts about Thomas Malthus
Nicknamed the “Gloomy Parson”
Recognized that population growth could be stopped by birth control and/or abstinence
- He morally objected to birth control
- Considered abstinence unlikely
What did Matthus see in the future?
In which famine would prevail, accompanied by disease and war