Question

Look at this map of European colonies in Africa.

Map of European colonies in Africa during the Berlin Conference in 1885. Belgian ruled countries are light green. British ruled countries are pink. French ruled countries are orange. German ruled countries are dark pink. Italian ruled countries are dark green. Portuguese ruled countries are dark orange. Spanish ruled countries are gray. Independently ruled countries are purple.

Which of the following statements accurately describes information that is presented on the map?

Spain had the most colonies in Africa.
France’s colonies were mainly in north and west Africa.
Britain’s colonies are shown in the color orange.
Germany had no colonies in Africa.

Answer 1

Only the second statement is correct.

- France’s colonies were mainly in North and West Africa — correct (French territories are the orange areas concentrated in north/west Africa).
- Spain had the most colonies — incorrect (Spanish territories are small and shown in gray).
- Britain’s colonies are shown in orange — incorrect (British areas are pink; orange denotes France).
- Germany had no colonies — incorrect (German colonies are shown in dark pink on the map).