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Revisiting Malthusian Population Theories: Impacts and Influences Today

Delve into Thomas Malthus' population theories & the Model he proposed. Explore weaknesses, modern perspectives, and influence on policies, economy, culture, disease spread, and location considerations.

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Revisiting Malthusian Population Theories: Impacts and Influences Today

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  1. Unit 2 Lesson 7

  2. The student will be able to… • Discuss population theories related to growth.

  3. Thomas Malthus • British Economist • Published An Essay on the Principles of Population • Argued that population outgrows food supplies

  4. The Model… • Food supplies grew linear • Crops and acreage grow yearly • Population Grows Exponentially • Compounds from the year before • Assumes • Food production is confined to consuming country • Food production was linear

  5. Weaknesses… • Globalization • Food has the ability to be stored and transported • Food production has grown exponentially • Machines and more efficient farming • Bioengineering, more efficient strains • People who still believe Malthus’s prediction will come true are called: “Ne0-Malthusians”

  6. Population Wrap-Up: • Give examples of how the following impacts population: • Government Policies • Economics • Culture • Disease • Location • Choose one over the other as most influential and explain “why” you think it is the most influential.

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