The point P(-3, -4) lies in

1. x = -3 < 0 and y = -4 < 0. 2. Both co-ordinates negative locate the point in the lower-left region. 3. That region is the third quadrant. 4. So option A is correct. _Source: Selina Concise Mathematics Class 9, Ch 26 Co-ordinate Geometry (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on quadrants_