阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·临沂市三模,D)
Maps of the world's population show that the majority of people today live near water. We live along coastlines, around bays, up the course of rivers and streams and on islands. We also vacation at the beach and find comfort fishing on a lake. Nothing makes small children happier than the chance of playing in water.