Population
Throughout history, the thought of overpopulation has always concerned scientists. There have been quite a few theories about what would happen to the world if the population were to grow to a size breaking earth’s carrying capacity. Of these theories, the two most probable are the Malthusian Theory and the Demographic Transition Theory. Thomas Malthus, an English clergyman, wrote an essay in 1798, which is the basis of the Malthusian Theory. Malthus wrote that the rate of population growth increases at a geometric rate: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16... while the earth’s seemingly infinite supply of food is really quite finite, increasing at an arithmetic rate: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… He believed that as our supply of food decreased, culture and laws
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Approximate Word count = 505
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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