Question

Directions: Circle the best answer choice based on the passage.

1. Which best describes the "scramble for Africa"?
a. The fights between Asian nations over land in Africa
b. The fights between European nations over land in Africa
c. The fights between European nations over land in the Middle East
d. The fights between Asian nations over land in the Middle East
2. Why were Europeans so interested in colonizing land in Africa?
a. Religious freedom
b. Better economy
c. Famine in Europe
d. Availability of natural resources
3. How did Europeans determine new boundaries in Africa?
a. They used the existing borders in Africa.
b. They used borders that were convenient to them.
4. The Europeans used.
a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. Religion
d. Dictatorship
to govern their colonies in Africa.
5. Which is the best synonym for the underlined word used below?
The arbitrary boundaries created by the Europeans grouped two rival groups together in South Sudan.
a. Random
b. Logical
c. Religious

Answer 1

The 'scramble for Africa' refers to the fights between European nations over land in Africa. Europeans were interested in colonizing land in Africa because of the availability of natural resources. They determined new boundaries in Africa by using borders that were convenient to them.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The 'scramble for Africa' refers to the fights between European nations over land in Africa (b).

2. Europeans were interested in colonizing land in Africa because of the availability of natural resources (d).

3. Europeans determined new boundaries in Africa by using borders that were convenient to them (b).

4. The Europeans used indirect rule to govern their colonies in Africa (b).

5. The best synonym for the underlined word is random (a).

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