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Which of the Following Statements About the Falkland/Malvinas Islands Is

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Which of the following statements about the Falkland/Malvinas islands is FALSE?


A) They were claimed by Argentina in the 1820s but had been occupied by Britain since 1833.
B) Their population is British by descent and citizenship.
C) Once strategically important, their geopolitical significance had declined by the 1980s.
D) The discovery of valuable minerals there in the 1970s reawakened the long-dormant conflict between Britain and Argentina.

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