Malthus and the Theory of Population

1. That is the constant tendency of all animated life to increase beyond the nourishment provided for it.
2. But as, by that law of our nature which makes food necessary to the life of man, population can never actually increase beyond the lowest nourishment capable of supporting it, a strong check on population, namely, the difficulty of acquiring food, must be constantly in operation
3. Malthus argues that increased arithmetically are limited by the availability of New land. He believed population could not increase beyond the food supply.
4. Positive checks increase mortality rate and decrease life expectancy. Preventative checks limit reproduction and fertility.
5. Malthus was right when he said that the population cannot exceed the the food supply