Question

Population increases in ______ ratio while food production increases in ______ ratio.

• A. Geometric
• B. Arithmetic

Answer 1

Ratio of population increase:

1. The population is increasing at a very high rate.
2. Increase in population is resulting in a population explosion.
3. The increase in population occurs in a geometrical ratio.
4. The geometric ratio is the ratio of consecutive terms in a geometric progression.
5. If it continues, the population will be doubled in the next 35 years.

Ratio of food increase:

1. There would be a shortage of food if the population keeps increasing at a higher rate.
2. The increase in food occurs in an arithmetical ratio.
3. The arithmetic ratio is the difference between the two consecutive terms that remain constant.
4. So, the rate of increase in food is much slower than the rate of increase in population resulting in upcoming food shortages.

Population increases in geometric ratio while food production increases in arithmetic ratio.