Question

youtube: the atlantic slave trade comprehension check. the video highlights that about 12.5 million africans were transported across the atlantic. what inference can you make about the scale of the trade based on this figure? it suggests only a few regions were impacted. it means most africans eventually returned home. it reveals the massive human cost and scale of forced displacement. it shows the trade was small compared to other migration patterns.

Explanation:

The figure of 12.5 million Africans transported across the Atlantic in the Atlantic - Slave Trade indicates a massive human cost and large - scale forced displacement. It doesn't suggest only a few regions were impacted (as the trade was widespread), most Africans did not return home, and it was a large - scale trade compared to other migration patterns.

Answer:

It reveals the massive human cost and scale of forced displacement.