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Match List I with List II: List I and List IIList IList II A. Theory of population growth and resource…

Matching each demographic concept in List I with the corresponding scholar in List II: (A) 'Theory of population growth and resource limits' was formulated by (IV) Thomas…

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Match List I with List II:

List I and List II
List IList II
A. Theory of population growth and resource limitsI. Alfred Sauvy
B. Demographic transition theoryII. John Graunt
C. Father of demographyIII. Warren Thompson
D. Coined the term “third World”IV. Thomas Malthus
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Matching each demographic concept in List I with the corresponding scholar in List II: (A) 'Theory of population growth and resource limits' was formulated by (IV) Thomas Malthus (1798), who argued that population grows geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically. (B) 'Demographic transition theory' was first formulated by (III) Warren Thompson (1929). (C) 'Father of demography' refers to (II) John Graunt (1662), who pioneered empirical mortality tables and vital statistics. (D) 'Coined the term Third World' refers to French demographer (I) Alfred Sauvy, who introduced the term 'Tiers Monde' in 1952. Therefore, the correct matching is A–IV, B–III, C–II, D–I .

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