GEG 1302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Corn Starch, Animal Husbandry, Thomas Robert Malthus
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Thomas robert malthus (1766-1834) theorized that food supply was the critical factor in limiting population growth. The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power of the earth to produce substance . He believed that the population would grow faster than the food supply and eventually exhaust it. In a historical context, the industrial revolution and new world saved europe from malthus" prophecy. However, his ideas are resurfacing as we eliminate more of the world"s resources. Neo-malthusians believe that growing human populations the world over, with their potential to exhaust the earth"s resources: 355-386. Agrarian: referring to the culture of agricultural communities and the type of tenure system that determines access to land and the kind of cultivation practices employed there. Agriculture: a science, an art, and a business directed at the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance and product. Commercial agriculture: farming primarily for sale, not direct consumption.
