Question

The fundamental argument in the Essay on the Principle of Population was that improvements in technology or increases in physical capital would lead to only temporary improvements in productivity because they would always be offset by:

A) rising human capital demands.
B) falling land values.
C) the pressure of rising population and more workers on the supply of land.
D) falling birthrates.

Answer 1

The pressure of rising population and more workers on the supply of land.

Step-by-step explanation:

Population growth occurs exponentially, so it tends to increaseaccording to the birth rate.

For example, if all individual of a family tree reproduces, the tree tends to increase with each generation. Food production increases arithmetically, so it only increases at a particular point in time. If it is left unchecked, populations can outgrow their available resources.