What was Thomas Malthus's argument regarding population?
A) Population increased geometrically while food supplies increased arithmetically, so that the former outstripped the latter.
B) A "green revolution" would allow food supplies to keep pace with population growth.
C) If population growth outstripped food supplies, parents would adjust and have fewer children.
D) Rapid population growth would provide the cheap labor necessary for industrialization.
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