Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. It is essential to know the rate of current sea-level rise because approximately 100 million people live around the world at locations less than 1 meter above sea level

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


Answer: A

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