10) The Malthusian Model a) What are the two key ideas in the Malthusian Model? b) Textbook Exercise 2.7 Are people really like other animals? Malthus wrote: '[1]t is not to be supposed that the physical laws to which [mankind] is subjected should be essentially different from those which are observed to prevail in other parts of the animated nature.' [That is Malthus is arguing that human population dynamics are the same as with other animals: Taverage product (per capita resources) > Tpopulation Do you agree? Explain your reasoning