The-text-defines-the-Malthusian-trap-as:-"A-point-at-which-the-world-is-no-longer-able-to-meet-the-food-requirements-of-the-population,-and-starvation-becomes-the-primary-check-to-population-growth."-In-other-words,-population-will-outpace-food-production.

Discuss-whether-you-believe-this-trap-has-been-avoided-for-the-next 100 years.-Consider-government-policies-(like-China's-one-child-policy),-the-use-of-genetically-engineered-crops,-social-patterns-of-family-size,-and-environmental-factors.