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As the second-most populous continent in the world, Africa was home to an estimated 1.186 billion people in 2015. In a paper for a social studies class, a student nonetheless notes that countries with very large populations may be less densely populated than are countries with much smaller populations, as can be seen by comparing

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the example?

• A.

  Zambia, which has a low density, with Benin, which has a similar density despite both countries having different geographic sizes.

• B.

  the geographic size of Mali (1,240,000 square kilometers) with its relatively high population of 17,600,000 inhabitants.

• C.

  Mali, which has a high population of 17,600,000 inhabitants and a relatively low density of 14.2 inhabitants/square kilometer, with Lesotho, which has a much lower population and a higher density.

• D.

  the populations of both Lesotho and Benin in 2015 with their populations in 2010.