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Adam Smith 
Ans- wrote the wealth of nations 
labour is the source of value 
formulated capitalism 
invisible hand of the market- self regulating mechanism 
Thomas Malthus 
Ans- Principle of Population- population increases more than resources can 
supply 
Introduced scarcity 
economic carrying capacity 
David Ricardo 
Ans- Challenges Adam smith vision of harmonious accumulation 
who gets what and who benefits? 
Law of rent- focused on production 
John Stuart Mill 
Ans- main goal of capitalist ...
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SLCC ENSC 1000 Exam 2 Latest Study Questions and Answers 2024
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Thomas Malthus - wroteAn Essay on the Principle of Populationin which he showed that human populations increase exponentially. 
 
Karl Marx - view, that population growth resulted from poverty, resource depletion, pollution, and other social ills 
 
Malthus vs. Marx - Malthus - poverty causes overpopulation 
Marx - overpopulation causes poverty 
 
Demography - encompasses vital statistics about people such as births, deaths, distribution, and population size 
 
Organisms considered in imminent ...
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Aristotle, a philosopher Pre-300 BCE 
 
-described species as fixed 
-Scale of nature: arranges species in order of lowest to highest complexity 
-linear hierarchy 
 
Hutton, a geologist 1795 
 
-proposed gradualism 
-change is a slow but continuous process 
 
Thomas Robert Malthus, an economist 1798 
 
-published "Essay on the Principle of Population'" 
-Human population growth is limited by resources; At some point we will reach carrying 
capac...
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Bio 220 Exam 2 (2024 / 2025) {Questions and Answers} (Verified by Experts)
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Factors that limit population size - CORRECT ANSWER disease, war, famine, migration, high infant mortality, cultural factors (late marriage) etc. 
 
Carrying Capacity - CORRECT ANSWER number of organisms in a given species that can be supported indefinitely 
 
Malthus - CORRECT ANSWER Wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population" 1798 
-predicts population (exponential growth) will outgrow food supply (steady growth)--environmental degradation
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When was the peak of population growth rate? correct answers Growth rate peaked at 2.1% in 1960s, reduced to 1.2% at start of 21st Century 
 
what was the view on population growth in the 1700s and how did it change over time? correct answers 1700s - it was broadly viewed that more children meant better support in old age and more labour for factory work (or farm) 
 
Malthus (1800s); 1968 (Paul Ehrlich) and others argued that population is growing much faster than our ability to produce and dist...
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Anthropology Final Exam Review Questions with Complete Solutions 
Biological (Physical) anthropologists study... - Correct Answer All choices are correct 
- genetics of ancient human pop's 
- fossil record for human evolution 
- behavior of monkeys and apes 
- genetics of living human pop's 
 
Darwin was unable to account for... - Correct Answer the origin of variation 
 
Darwin was not the only person to develop the idea of natural selection. Who was the other person? - Correct Answer Alfred ...
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radiometric dating ,radiocarbon dating,potassium-40 dating, half-life, punctuated equilibrium, Cambrian explosion, macroevolution, microevolution, Linnaeus, Lamarck,Cuvier,Lyell and Hutton,Malthus,descent with modification,selective breeding 
The process of humans intentionally selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation, over time producing organisms with altered characteristics 
species 
a group of related organisms sharing a distinctive form. If se...
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Adam Smith () 
Ans- Scottish economist who wrote the Wealth of Nations a precursor to 
modern Capitalism. The market mechanism is self-regulating. 
Thomas Malthus () 
Ans- 1798 said human population will outgrow food supply; Wrote an essay on 
"the principle of population" 
David Ricardo () 
Ans- Wrote the "Iron law of wages" Asked "who gets what?" and "who 
benefits? Examines the varied interests of capitalists, landowners, and 
laborers. Attention to inequality and scarcity. 
John S...
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agriculture the science of practice farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing 
of crops and the rearing of animals to provide humans with food, clothing, shelter and other 
products 
non-food agricultural crops cotton, tobacco, timber, marijuana When was nature published 
April 25, 1953 
culture the unique combinations of customs, beliefs and practices (including languages, arts, 
rituals, inst...
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Evolution: The Theory of Evolution Questions and Answers Already Passed
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Evolution: The Theory of Evolution Questions and Answers Already Passed 
Who created the system for classifying and naming plants and animals? 
Malthus 
Lamarck 
Linnaeus Darwin Linnaeus 
Read the paragraph and then answer the question. 
A giraffe has to stretch its neck to reach leaves for food. Over time, the giraffe's neck gets longer from being stretched. The giraffe will then pass on this elongated neck to its children. 
Which scientist would have agreed with this explanation? 
Linnaeus 
L...
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