Roman is an activist who would like to see humans live in a state of sharing,equality,and harmony.His friend Omar says,"But if everyone shared and everyone thrived,wouldn't there be too many people?" If Roman and Omar read Thomas Malthus,they would consider the notion that ________keeps the population in check.
A) equality
B) capitalism
C) communism
D) inequality

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Thomas Malthus believed that population growth is kept in check by factors such as famine, disease, and war which are all related to inequality in resources and opportunity. Malthus argued that as the population grows faster than the resources available to support it, competition for resources will increase leading to conflict and ultimately reducing the population size. Therefore, the best choice is D) inequality.

Roman Is an Activist Who Would Like to See Humans