European powers rushed to increase their penetration of Africa because of all except
a. pressures generated by the spread of industrialization.
b. rivalries that existed among the various nations of Europe.
c. a desire to extend Christianity throughout Africa.
d. technological advantages of the Europeans over the native Africans.
e. fear of Russian economic expansion into Central Africa.
Question 2
The Great Trek
a. was ordered by the French government.
b. took place before the Boers encountered the Zulus.
c. was a Zulu march led by their ruler named Shaka.
d. was the northeastward advance of the Boers after the British take-over of the Cape Colony.
e. took place as a result of Khoisan and Bantu military clashes.
The African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) is a very small perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa.
How Many Indians Perished with European Settlement?
European Footholds along the Atlantic, 1584–1650
The European Alps have lost ~30% to 40% of surface area and ~50% of volume since the 1850s.
European Flat Oysters