Practice question · Select all that apply
Which factors kept the pre-industrial economy in the Malthusian trap?
Hints
- Three constraints interlock: land, population response, and energy.
- Exchange between regions existed but relaxed none of them.
Show the answer
- A. Fixed land supply that couldn't grow with population
- C. Population growth that absorbed productivity gains
- D. Energy constrained to organic sources
Why
Fixed land, population response, and organic energy ceiling, three interlocking constraints. Trade existed but couldn't break the trap alone.
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