SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name of the 18th and 19th century trade route that shifted goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
A
Rectangular Trade
B
Circular Trade
C
Triangular Trade
D
Spherical Trade
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Atlantic triangular slave trade. The most historically significant triangular trade was the transatlantic slave trade which operated between Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mercantilism led to the emergence of what’s been called the “triangular trade”: a system of exchange in which Europe supplied Africa and the Americas with finished goods, the Americas supplied Europe and Africa with raw materials, and Africa supplied the Americas with enslaved laborers.

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