Which of the following best describes Thomas Malthus's theory on population growth?

a. Population increases at an exponential rate; subsistence increases at a linear rate.
b. Population and subsistence both increase at an arithmetic rate.
c. Population increases at an arithmetic rate; subsistence increases at a geometric rate.
d. Population will continue to grow until we reach the replacement fertility rate.


a

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