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Question
Give geographical reasons:
People faced many difficulties while exploring Africa.
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Solution
It was difficult to explore Africa because of deserts like Sahara which have severe heat and dry conditions, the undulating plateaux, non-navigable rivers, extensive equatorial forests, swampy lands, and poisonous insects.
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