Our students have helped us create lists of words that come to mind using this exercise. Within a few minutes, a class frequently generates 30 or 40 words that Americans associate with Africa. Native, hut, warrior, shield, tribe, terrorist, savage, cannibals, jungle, pygmy, barbarian, pagan, voodoo, and witch doctor are commonly associated with “traditional” Africa.
This part of the text shows that many Americans have Africa as a subconscious idea in their head. This is mainly because of the things they've been told through media but also because of school not exactly teaching them completely. I believe that if schools would talk about the development of Africa, people wouldn't categorize Africa with the words used in the text. This is an example of many different popular shortcomings made about Africa. The only reason these terms are associated with Africa still is because people in America haven't took the time to learn about actually understanding Africa so how can it be taught? That's why it still persists even today.