Question

Which statement is FALSE with regard to European population and food supplies? Group of answer choices As the eighteenth century progressed, European population declined. Food production increased in Europe during the eighteenth century. The introduction of the potato and maize provided a much-needed staple foods. The New World was a source of new vegetables for Europe. Food supplies decreased while food prices rose sharply in France in 1789.

Answer 1

Answer:

False: As the eighteenth century progressed, European population declined

Explanation:

Quite to the contrary, the European population came to increase steadily, and the reason mainly was that food availability became generalized.

Perhaps the widest factor impacting was the Agricultural Revolution in England of the mid-1700.

Additionally, the crops imports from continents like Asia and the Americas caused population growth to stabilize and increase.

This meant better nutrition conditions that increased child life, life expectancy,etc.

The first city London, witnesses a shift in children's population and one of the first economists Malthus began to foresee running out of resources as a consequence of exponential growth.