Judge the Following Sentence According to the Criteria Given Below

Multiple Choice

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The locations of rip currents typically occur at the same places along a beach BECAUSE their location is controlled by the bottom topography of the shoreline.

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.