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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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Autonomic Nervous System

A division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary functions, such as heartbeat and digestion.

Skeletal

Pertaining to the skeleton, the internal framework of bones and cartilages that supports and protects the body's organs.

Parasympathetic

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digestion, it works in contrast to the sympathetic system to maintain homeostasis.