16. When the Europeans redrew African borders for colonial powers, they ignored existing states, natural environments, and ethnic groups. How did this affect African
nations as they gained independence from European powers?

Lines of longitude are like stripes from the top of the globe down to the bottom virtually slicing the earth like an orange

The great scientist alfred wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as t.c.chamberlin argued against wegener. wegener's ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because: a) wegener's ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite.b) wegener's ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments.c) wegener's ideas appealed to dead white european males, whereas chamberlin's didn't.d) wegener's ideas appalled dead white european males, and we all know that in this politically correct era,dead white european males cannot get a fair shake.e) wegener won the nobel prize.

Over half of the african-american population in the united states live in