Bangladesh has expanded its farmland by
A. irrigating deserts
B. filling in its seacoast
C. occupying and diking newly deposited alluvium in the delta
D. demolishing urban buildings
C. occupying and diking newly deposited alluvium in the delta
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).