Which of These Was Not Descriptive of the African Continent

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of these was not descriptive of the African continent?

• A) The mortality rate for visiting Europeans was probably higher than that for slaves being taken to the Americas.
• B) Coastal African traders often exaggerated tales of many savages lying in wait for any intruders who might venture away from the coast.
• C) Europeans could not take their animals into the interior, because the diseases that killed men also killed horses and mules.
• D) Most rivers running toward the coast have now been determined to be fairly easy to navigate, despite the warnings of the original traders.
• E) Africa is mostly a plateau continent, but with the equator slicing it in two, it contains generous rain forests.

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