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AP Human Geography
Unit 2 – Population and Migration
Topic 2.6
What does the Malthusian catastrophe refer to?
A situation in which a country suffers economic decline due to overpopulation pressures on resources.
The process by which a society transitions from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.
A future period where population growth would surpass food production causing starvation.
An occurrence where population declines due to natural disasters like earthquakes or tsunamis.
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