The correct answer is - A. widening.
Both of the countries suffer from low fertility rate, Japan little more than the USA. The gap is widening because of the migrations.
- USA is country that is on the top of the list as a destination for migration, and also it is a country that allows big number of migrants in it every year, that contributes to the country's population to become bigger and bigger even though the fertility rate is low.
-Japan the other hand is a country that has both very low fertility rate, and very small amount of migrants coming to live in it, so the number of the population is stagnant for some time now, and is expected to start decreasing quickly in the coming years once the older population is not among the living anymore.
The people<span> who travel to or live in </span>Antarctica<span> fall into two main groups, those who live and work on scientific research stations or bases, and tourists. No-one lives in </span>Antarctica<span> indefinitely in the way that </span>they do<span> in the rest of the world. It has no commercial industries, no towns or cities, no permanent residents.</span>
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In the USA, it is in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
In other countries that keep a gold reserve, it is in a similar
guarded, high-security central facility.
The answer would be...
2) the temperature is too cold.