Question

central african territories were soon added to the list of european colonies. explorers aroused the interest of the western public in the tropical jungles of central africa. david livingstone was one such explorer. he arrived in africa in 1841 as a 27 - year - old medical missionary. livingstone spent 30 years exploring the interior of the continent. he sometimes traveled by canoe, but mostly livingstone walked. he spent much of his time as he traveled through africa, livingstone made detailed notes of his discoveries. he sent his notes back to london whenever he could. the maps of africa were often redrawn based on livingstone’s reports. livingstone hoped to find a navigable river into central africa. such a river would open the at one time, livingstone was not heard from for a while. so the american newspaper the new york herald hired henry stanley, a young journalist, to find the explorer. stanley found him on the eastern shore of lake tanganyika. stanley was overwhelmed with emotion to find livingstone alive. he greeted the explorer with these now - famous words, “dr. livingstone, i presume?” livingstone died in 1873. stanley remained in africa to continue the great explorer’s work. stanley, however, actually had a dislike of africa and he once said that he detested the land. who was david livingstone? a london journalist a 27 - year - old medical missionary a young journalist a young doctor

Explanation:

The text explicitly states that David Livingstone arrived in Africa in 1841 as a 27-year-old medical missionary, which matches one of the options. The other options describe Henry Stanley or are incorrect descriptions of Livingstone.

Answer:

○ a 27-year-old medical missionary