Thomas Malthus predicted that:
A) Growth in population will always outpace our ability to feed, shelter, and clothe people and that without some controls on population growth it would ultimately be humanity's undoing.
B) Growth in population will eventually slow as countries reach a certain level of affluence so there is no need to worry about long term population growth.
C) China and India will become the two most populated countries in the world.
D) Agricultural productivity will keep up with population growth thanks to biotechnology.

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Thomas Malthus, in his work "An Essay on the Principle of Population" (1798), argued that population growth would always outstrip food supply, leading to poverty, famine, and societal collapse unless controlled. He did not predict the role of technological advancements in agriculture or changes in population growth rates due to economic development, as suggested by the other options.

Thomas Malthus Predicted That