115 Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of hypertension and shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.
(A) shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their
(B) shown that in societies that have consumed little salt, their
(C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed,
(D) they showed that in societies where little salt is consumed,
(E) they showed that in societies where they consume little salt, their
答案选C，但是本人觉得这里的where用的不对。
manhattan中讲到：The pronoun where can be used to modify a noun place, such as area, site, country or Nevada. Where cannot modify a "metaphorical" place, such as condition, situation, case, circumstances, or arrangement. In these cases, use in which rather than where.
而这里的where修饰societies，societies又不表示真正的地点，为啥可以用where修饰？
另外：
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The computer company registered a $16 million net loss for the year, largely because it was profitable only overseas, where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing to lose money in North America.
(A) where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing
(B) where much of their profits went to pay higher taxes, as they continued
(C) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
(D) with much of their profits going to pay higher taxes, while continuing
(E) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
这里的overseas词性为形容词和副词，为什么这里where可以修饰它？ | 
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