Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?

German geographers describe the state/country as a living organism. Networks of road, railways and water ways have often been described as arteries of circulation. Both 1 and 2 None of the above

Both 1 and 2

German geographers describe the ‘state/country’ as a ‘living organism’. Networks of road, railways and water ways have often been described as “arteries of circulation”.