Thomas Malthus was one of the original writers to show concern for population growth.Demographers,economists,politicians,sociologists,and others have continued to debate his ideas for more than 200 years,but many do not share his concern for the natural limits to population growth.Which of the following challenged Malthus's predictions?
A) increases in food production due to new technologies,such as machinery and genetics
B) increases in the rate of population growth in developed countries
C) worries about population growth in countries such as the United States
D) using up all the earth's natural resources

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Malthus predicted that population growth would outpace food production, leading to widespread famine, while new technologies have enabled us to produce more food than ever before.

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