Abritish clergyman and economist named predicted that populations would grow at a very rapid rate (exponential rate and that the production of food and other vital resources would increase at a much slower rate. as a result, human populations would be subjected to a variety of checks on population growth such as warfare, famine, and disease.

A British clergyman and economist named THOMAS MALTHUS predicted that populations would grow at a very rapid rate (exponential rate and that the production of food and other vital resources would increase at a much slower rate. as a result, human populations would be subjected to a variety of checks on population growth such as warfare, famine, and disease.