English economist and demographer best known for the Malthusian Theory
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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
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E. G. Ravenstein
German-English geographer known for his development of his Theory of Human Migration
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Ester Boserup
Danish economist known for the development of the theory that population change drives the agricultural production intensity of an area
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Aging Population
increasing median age in the population of a region due to the declining fertility rates and/or rising life expectancy
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are a schemes or a laws that a government may adopt in order to control their
Anti-Natalist Policiespopulation growth
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Arithmetic Growth
refers to the situation where a population increases by a constant number of persons (or other objects) in each period being analyzed
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Carrying Capacity
The largest number of people that the environment of a region can support
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Contraceptives
the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse
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