Thomas Malthus argued that population
A) increases arithmetically, while food supply increases geometrically.
B) increases in parallel fashion, while food supply increases arithmetically.
C) increases geometrically, while food supply increases arithmetically.
D) should be checked by artificial birth control.

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Thomas Malthus argued that population increases geometrically (e.g., 2, 4, 8, 16), while food supply increases arithmetically (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4), leading to inevitable shortages.

Thomas Malthus Argued That Population