Use the Accompanying Figure to Answer the Following Question

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question.
-Despite dire predictions in the past, humans still inhabit Earth. Some economists would argue that this is because _________________

A) technological developments have alleviated some of the strain on Earth's resources
B) space exploration has revealed new frontiers
C) Malthus overestimated the Earth's environmental sensitivity
D) world population growth has been slower than expected
E) Malthus's measurements were inaccurate