Question

According to Thomas Malthus, the rate of population growth is _____, while the rate of subsistence growth is _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Population Growth: Exponential

Subsistence Growth: Arithmetic

Explanation:

Thomas Malthus was kind of a pessimist. His theory says basically we will run out of food and die. People grow like this equation: 2^x while food grows like this equation: 2x. So if you understand that it explains it.

PS: is this a biology question??? i remember learning this in AP Human Geography