Resources

Question 1

What is over population? (Resources population)

Answer 1

When there are too many people in the area relative to the amount of resources

Question 2

What is optimum population? (Resources population)

Answer 2

The theoretical population which produces the highest SOL. Reliant upon technology

Question 3

What is under population? (Resources population)

Answer 3

Occurs when there are too few people in an area to use the resourced effectively

Question 4

What is the relationship of GDP and population on a graph? (Resources population)

Answer 4

• Increase GDP with under pop
• Balanced at optimum
• Decrease in GDP when over populated

Question 5

What did Mathus argue? (Resources population)

Answer 5

The power of population to increase its numbers was higher than that of the Earths power to sustain it

• starvation
• poverty
• environmental degradation

Question 6

What is the point where population outweighs food supply known as? (Resources population)

Answer 6

Malthus catastrophe

Question 7

According to Malthus, population will grown how? (Resources population)

Answer 7

Geometrically or exponentially

Question 8

According to Malthus, food supply will grown how? (Resources population)

Answer 8

Arithmetically

Question 9

According to Malthus, what are positive checks? (Resources population)

Answer 9

Increased levels of misery e.g war, famine and disease

Question 10

According to Malthus, what are negative checks? (Resources population)

Answer 10

Celibacy and later marriage

Question 11

What do neo-malthusians believe is the cause of the problem? (Resources population)

Answer 11

Environmental degradation, resource depletion and consumption patterns were related to population growth

Question 12

What is the quote relating to Boserup? (Resources population)

Answer 12

‘Necessity is the mother of all invention’

Question 13

What did Boserup believe? (Resources population)

Answer 13

• Environments have limits that restrict population naturally
• Limits can be altered through technologies

Question 14

What are the positives of Malthus theory? (Resources population)

Answer 14

• Famine is common in many areas of Africa e.g Ethiopia

- Fears that India would be unable to cater for its growing population

Question 15

What are the negatives of Malthus theory? (Resources population)

Answer 15

• Population growth rapidly accelerated in LEDC’s after their mortality rates fell

Question 16

What are the positives of Boserups theory? (Resources population)

Answer 16

• Farming practices have become more advanced and effective

- Increased scientific research e.g GM crops

Question 17

What are the pnegatives of Boserups theory? (Resources population)

Answer 17

• Global warming and oil spills could result in less food production
• Some LECD farmers are adopting an intensive farming attitude