Chapter10MalthusinAfricaRwandasGenocide.pptVIP

Chapter 10Malthus in Africa:Rwanda’s Genocide Where is the Rwandan Society?Landlocked between Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population Growth Very densely populated in the early 19th century because of the countries altitude. Too high for tsetse flies and other carriers of diseases, specifically Malaria. Moderate rainfall supported agriculture. The population has been growing at a consistent 3% per year. The population doubles approximately every 18 to 19 years. Malthusian Theory Thomas Malthus proposed in 1798 that a societies resources will be re