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(Table: Data for Two Island Cities) Looking at the Data

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(Table: Data for Two Island Cities) Looking at the data for the two cities, which statement describes what can be expected?
 River City  Sea City  Square mile area of island 34600 Population on island 1.6 million 1 million  Nearest large land mass 0.5 miles 2,000 miles \begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { River City } & \text { Sea City } \\\hline \text { Square mile area of island } & 34 & 600 \\\hline \text { Population on island } & 1.6 \text { million } & 1 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Nearest large land mass } & 0.5 \text { miles } & 2,000 \text { miles } \\\hline\end{array}


A) Landowners are likely to receive higher rent in Sea City than River City because the remote location is an attraction to more people, resulting in higher demand for land.
B) Landowners are likely to receive higher rent in Sea City than River City because it is less crowded, resulting in higher demand.
C) Landowners are likely to receive higher rent in River City than Sea City because the nearness to another landmass means housing is not needed in River City, resulting in low demand for land.
D) Landowners are likely to receive higher rent in River City than Sea City because the higher population and smaller land area indicate that demand for housing will be higher relative to its supply.

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