The document defines key population geography terms and discusses ancient views on fertility and population. It outlines four categories of fertility and examines writings from Chinese philosophers like Confucius, Greek thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, Romans like Cicero and Augustus, Hebrews, early Christians, Muslims like Ibn Khaldoun, early merchants, and Physiocrats like Quesnay who viewed population growth in relation to agricultural production. Many emphasized maintaining an optimal population size and saw advantages to population growth if food production could support it.