Why did europeans first take an interest in the african continent

Well, there was an abundance of resources. More prominently, ivory. Another reason is a growing trend of Darwinism and paternalism from Europeans who believed they needed to help the "savages".

And yeah, slaves were also a big part in it. Especially for the Americans. But the mining of resources was really the reason for the event being called the r_pe of Africa. (The site won't let me type out the word)

Towns and small farms are usually for land, lakes, rivers, and seas.they also produce other food, like crops.it's also where animals are, where we get our meat.large plantations normally have forests, where crops are grown for sale. (similar to farms)plantations have larger fields of crops.our wine, sugar canes, and fruits come from plantations.