Population Part 3

Carrying capacity is  function of:

• technology.
• natural resources.
• resource allocation.
• limiting factors.

The theorem states that...

• Human pop. grows arithmitcally, while food production grows exponentially
• Human pop. grows exponentially, while food production grows arithmitically
• There will be no food in 5 years
• Food production is not beneficial

Malthusian Theory claims that

• population grows arithmetically while food supply grows geometrically

• population grows geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically

• population and food supply grow at the same route

• populations will adapt and find new food sources

Carrying capacity is defined as

• the number of people that can be supported with a given number of resources

• the number of resources a population can produce

• the amount of people in a given area

• the pattern of people laid out in a given area

Overpopulation occurs when

• a population exceeds its carrying capacity

• a population is less than its carrying capacity

All of the following are criticisms (or reasons Malthus was wrong) EXCEPT

• improved technology in farming (mechanization, hybrid seeds, fertilizers)

• contraceptives lowered birthrates

• education of women lowered birthrates

• capital punishment lowered death rates

All of the following improved food technology and preservation EXCEPT

• blenders, to blend food

• efficient transportation networks (highways, trains, trucks)

• refrigerated trucks

• tin cans to better preserve food

Malthus says food supply cannot keep up with population where as Boserup states

• humans will develop new technologies to increase food production to meet population demands.

• humans will learn to grow potatoes in space, providing space fries.

• population will shrink to meet the needs of the carrying capacity

• populations will sacrifice the elderly so that the rest of the population can feed itself

How do Neo-Malthusians carry on "some" of Malthus's theorem?

• they are concerned about sustainability of the carrying capacity and apply his theory that way

• they are concerned with global birth rates versus death rates

• they are concerned with the concentration of wealth compared to food

• they are nutcases too

Check all that apply: Neo-Malthusians goals AND concerns include which of the following

• overconsumption

• decreasing birth rates in developed countries

• building new cities

• famine

• gaining wealth