What factors might explain why European conquest and settlement occurred much earlier in tropical America than in tropical Africa?

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One of the most important reasons was the prevalence of malaria and other tropical diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. These diseases killed, on average, half of the European settlers in Africa within their first year. In tropical America, conversely, diseases introduced by Europeans led to a massive population decline—as many indigenous peoples in the Americas succumbed to these newly introduced diseases.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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This process can best be considered an example of A) catastrophism. B) isostasy. C) orogenesis. D) accretion.

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