Egypt has a low population density of 71 people per square kilometer. Why is this figure deceptive?
A) Most of the people temporarily leave for jobs in surrounding countries during harvest time.
B) Much of its population is in refugee camps along the coast.
C) The population migrates seasonally within the country, occupying the highlands in the summer.
D) Almost all the people are in the Nile Valley where densities are extremely high.
E) Most of the people are in urban areas, which are not used when calculating population density.
D
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