WAEC - Economics (2023 - No. 32)
The malthusian theory of population is best illustrated when
the size of the population and available resources are equal
both population and food supply increase at the same rate
food supply increases much faster than population growth
population increases much faster than food supply
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The Malthusian theory of population is best illustrated when population increases much faster than food supply. This is because the Malthusian theory argues that population growth is exponential, while food supply growth is linear. This means that the population will eventually outgrow the food supply, leading to famine, disease, and war