I'll give you a question, please answer with step-by-step reasoning process.
Society cannot exist without numbers.  They only rise up in what sort of spaces?\nOptions:\n- population\n- populated area\n- create government\n- group of people\n- make person sick

populated area
As society cannot exist without numbers so they only rise up in populated areas.

Populated area is a sort of space where a society may exist.

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So, the final answer is populated area