Question

1. (20 points) Malthusian Dynamics. (1) What are the three propositions of the Malthusian Model? (2) Name two factors that shaped population density in pre-industrial societies.

Answer 1

100 un 100 il IDMONTOX SSBWIU, U malth wian is the idea that chuu ico population growth i's potentially exponential while the growth of the or other reources is linear. It derines food supply nec boom the political and economic though of He Reverend, The theory propounded by incalthces can be summed cep in the follo ollowing propositions. 1) food is secessary to he life of man, and the rebote excercises a strong check on population. In other words populalation is necessarily limited by the means of subsistence Cire. 600d) 2) population increauer beter than food production: where as popculation increcues in geometric progression food production incoecue in arithmetic progression, 3) population always increcies when the means ou Seebsistence inco ease, unleass prevented by some powerful cheeks. are 2 types of cheeles celleich can keep population on a leves with the means of subsistence. They are the preventive and a positive checc. Physical factors that affect population density include water supply climate, relief (shape of the land) vegeration isoils and evailability oo natural resources and energy. Haman factors that affect population density include social, political and economic factors. Q.2] There

Human factors that affect population density include social, politicay and economic factors Economic factor). Begions with little or no economic opportunitie tend to be spoosely popcel cued a people are anable to secure a regular income. In general pre indcetrial societies are ceatain social attributer and arms of political and cceltural organization including limited production a predominanty agriculture economy limited aining of labey, limited varication of social clows and parochialism at large Typer ob predincestrial societies. i) pastoral 11) Horticultural "1) Agricultural 22 feudal