Question

What is one effect of the size of South African rivers?

Exploration was limited because there were no rivers on which to travel Into the Interior.
Farmers were unable to raise livestock.
The large rivers allowed mining equipment to be brought to the Interior.
No rivers are marked on maps of South Africa.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Exploration was limited because there were no rivers on which to travel Into the Interior.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt, the author explains in the map of South Africa there are long rivers; however, these rivers are dried or completely dried most of the time, this is explained in "you find either a waterless bed or a mere line of green and perhaps unsavory pools."

Moreover, this feature of rivers makes them useless in regards to transportation, which caused the interior area of the country to be unexplored for a long time. This is explained in "People could not penetrate it by following waterways". Also due to this, explorations occurred by land but this limited the exploration. According to this, one effect of rivers was "Exploration was limited because there were no rivers on which to travel Into the Interior."