Question

According to Thomas Malthus, the rate of

increase for human populations in relation to the
rate of increase for food production was a
problem. Malthus believed that
(1) industrial development would severely limit
population growth
(2) famine and war were natural checks on
population growth
(3) countries with larger populations would
conquer countries with smaller populations
(4) food production would increase at a faster
rate than populations would

Answer 1

Malthus believed that "(2) famine and war were natural checks on
population growth" of course it should be noted that he believed other things as well.