Japan's Natural Landscapes_________________

Japan's natural landscapes_________________.

A) resemble those of populous South Asia: wide alluvial valleys crowded by millions of farmers, plateau country elsewhere
B) being tropical, consist of dense stands of forest and clearings of farmland
C) are mountainous and hilly, with flat land at a premium
D) consist of all the usual landforms except mountains, which rarely occur in the Japanese archipelago
E) delayed Japan's modernization by inhibiting contact and communications with the Asian mainland