Answer:
Malthus specifically stated that the human population increases geometrically, while food production increases arithmetically. Under this paradigm, humans would eventually be unable to produce enough food to sustain themselves. This theory was criticized by economists and ultimately disproved.
1 and 5 if that guy who wrote this excerpt is french, 4 if the guy is french
They were geographically isolated because of mountains and ocean but they also tried to focus on themselves so this made them behind in andvances
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