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=**Welcome to the Africa Webquest!**= =To begin this Webquest you need to read and follow directions thoroughly. You will be working with an assigned group to complete the following questions to the best of your ability.= =**Getting Started:**= =**Look at the following cartoon of Africa, then answer each question after it on the handout provided.**= =1. What do you see happening in this picture?= = = = = =2. What country names do you see in the picture?= = = =3. Are these countries in Africa today?= = = = = =4. Where are these countries located?=

=The picture above represents something called colonialism. Colonialism is a system in which one country rules another area as a colony. The ruling country controls trade with its colony for its own benefit.=

5. In the picture above who represents the "ruling countries" that are trying to extend their territory by taking parts of Africa?
= = =6. Which is the "area" being ruled?= = = = = =European countries, that had colonies in Africa, split Africa up in ways that would benefit themselves, not Africans. These boundaries did not take ethnic groups or linguistic groups into consideration.=