The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would:

A. Maintain equilibrium with its carrying capacity
B. Reach its environment's carrying capacity and then maintain equilibrium
C. Never reach its environment's carrying capacity
D. Outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and misery
E. Develop a modern utopia


Answer: D

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