Which of the following statements best defines the term population? a. population is the number of children a woman has during her child-bearing years. b. population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or other area. c. population is the use of technology to track aircraft so that it can land safely at an airport. d. population is the study of the migration patterns across continents during the age of exploration. select the best answer from the choices provided. a b c d

The correct answer is B) Population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or another area.

The statement that best defines the term population is "Population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or another area."

Population is an important data in any country because that is the way the government knows how many people the country has, the growth rate of population in order to know what kind of programs need to be launched to control natality, the average age of its population to have education programs, the people that are working to have income tax, the children in school age, and the elderly to have retirement plans.