PSYCH-UA 25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Resource Depletion
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Catasrophism great catastophy created the features of the earth catasrophism believed periods on earth where natural disasters occurred - larger intensity than seen today - caused extinction of species catasrophism. Doesn"t explain fit of the animal and their environment catasrophism. A principle that states that geological change occurs suddenly ( curvier 1769-1832) 1744-1829 , french naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics during the organism"s lifetime. Malthus an english economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834) Malthus said human population cannot continue to increase exponentially; consequences will be war, famine & disease. Malthus exponential population growth results in disease and famine, causes resource depletion, pollution, and poverty.