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AP Human Geography
Unit 2 – Population and Migration
Topic 2.6
How has demographic transition model defied the predictions made by Thomas Malthus regarding exponential population growth?
It predicts an eventual return to balanced natural increase as societies reach post-industrial stages of development.
It disproves his theories entirely because it does not consider resource availability at all.
It suggests that high death rates will counterbalance high birth rates thereby maintaining stable populations.
It shows how industrial development can lead to lower birth rates, moderating population growth.
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AP Human Geography - 2.6 Malthusian Theory and Geography
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