A country develops new technologies for farming, which help stabilize and increase food supply. According to Malthusian theory, which of the following would best explain those results? The new technologies would conserve water and energy supplies.

The new technologies would conserve water and energy supplies.
A

The new technologies would reduce preventive checks on population.

The new technologies would reduce preventive checks on population.
B

The new technologies would reduce positive checks on population.

The new technologies would reduce positive checks on population.
C

The new technologies would create a rapid decrease in population.

The new technologies would create a rapid decrease in population.
D

The new technologies would increase the need for preventative checks of population.