Perspectives on Population Growth (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Year Malthus published population essay
Year Malthus published population essay
1798
Malthus: How population grows
Malthus: How population grows
Exponentially/geometrically (1,2,4,8,16,32...)
Malthus: How food production grows
Malthus: How food production grows
Arithmetically/linearly (1,2,3,4,5,6...)
Carrying capacity definition
Carrying capacity definition
Max population size an environment can sustainably support
Positive checks (Malthus)
Positive checks (Malthus)
Reduce population via mortality (war, famine, disease)
Negative checks (Malthus)
Negative checks (Malthus)
Prevent growth via reduced fertility (moral restraint, celibacy)
Paul Ehrlich's 1968 book
Paul Ehrlich's 1968 book
The Population Bomb
Ester Boserup's view on population growth
Ester Boserup's view on population growth
Growth stimulates innovation; possibilistic, not deterministic
Julian Simon's 1981 book
Julian Simon's 1981 book
The Ultimate Resource
Deterministic vs possibilistic philosophy
Deterministic vs possibilistic philosophy
Environment sets limits vs human ingenuity expands capacity