GGR111H5 Lecture 9: Population Geo lecture 9.docx
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Ideas and theories about population, and how ppl argue the relationship between environment & population. Malthus was an economist, clergy man, and english. These 3 components influenced his point of view. He believed population grew in a geometric rate, while food supply grew at rhythmetic rate. Population is growing faster than the food supply. Food supply acts as a limitation on population growth. Two types of checks : destructive -> war, famine, disease. Once the population starts to be greater than the food supply, you need a. Marx talks about population like, we have too many poor people. For example sub-suharan africa theres not a lot of people who live there, and distribution of wealth. Capitalism is the source of this unequal wealth distribution. 1960s was crucial because this was the moment of massive population growth. See growth of population: as more hunger, environmental problems solution: control population growth [family planning]
