The country’s population small, and most of its population in the mountainous areas．
A. are; lives
B. are; live
C. is; live
D. is; lives
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A. are; lives
B. are; live
(答案→)C. is; live
D. is; lives
解析：考查主谓一致。第一个population是集合名词，表示整体，故谓语用单数；第二个population“居民”,作主语时谓语动词用复数形式。选C