The economist Karl Marx believed that
A. improving social conditions will only make people consume resources faster, lowering the carrying capacity of the earth.
B. new technologies are the cause of explosive population growth.
C. human population growth is a consequence of poverty and other social ills.
D. None of these choices are correct
Answer: C
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