9/9/2022 AP HuG Quiz

Thomas Malthus

English economist and demographer best known for the Malthusian Theory

Malthusian Theory

Population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of human kind is impossible without strict limitations on reproduction

E. G. Ravenstein

German-English geographer known for his development of his Theory of Human Migration

Ester Boserup

Danish economist known for the development of the theory that population change drives the agricultural production intensity of an area

Aging Population

increasing median age in the population of a region due to the declining fertility rates and/or rising life expectancy

are a schemes or a laws that a government may adopt in order to control their

Anti-Natalist Policiespopulation growth

Arithmetic Growth

refers to the situation where a population increases by a constant number of persons (or other objects) in each period being analyzed

Carrying Capacity

The largest number of people that the environment of a region can support

Contraceptives

the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse