In Africa, national boundaries are mostly a reflection of
A) traditional alignments that go back hundreds of years.
B) time zones.
C) agreements reached by Europeans in the nineteenth century.
D) new arrangements negotiated by the United Nations after independence.
E) areas occupied by indigenous peoples.

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Most of Africa's national boundaries are a result of agreements reached by European powers during the colonization period in the nineteenth century, particularly at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, where they divided Africa among themselves without regard to indigenous cultures or historical divisions.

In Africa, National Boundaries Are Mostly a Reflection of