Question

druing the late 19th century, which geographic factor helped attract European investors to southern Africa and southeast Asia?

Answer 1

The correct answer to this is Natural Resources. In the mid to late 19th century, natural resources were heavily exploited, especially in the West. Land speculators and developers took over large tracts of forests and grazing land. Acreage important to waterpower was seized by private concerns.

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