A.P. Human Geography Chapter 5 Review – Flashcards
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What distinguishes a language branch? A.) Differences are not as old as in language families. B.) Scientific evidence can confirm branches derived from the same family. C.) Languages related through a common ancestor. D.) All of the above.
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D.) All of the above.
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English is part of which branch of the Indo-European family? A.) Balto-Slavic B.) Germanic C.) Celtic D.) Indo-Iranian
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B.) Germanic
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Which (in numbers of people) is the world's most extensively spoken language? A.) Sino-Tibetan B.) Austronesian C.) Afro-Asiatic D.) Indo-European
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D.) Indo-European
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Which Romance languages are primarily spoken in southwestern Europe and Latin America? A.) Spanish B.) Portuguese C.) French D.) Italian E.) All of the above
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E.) All of the above
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Which of these languages is Low Germanic? A.) Dutch B.) Flemish C.) Frisian D.) Afrikaans E.) All of the above
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E.) All of the above
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Which of these languages are the North Germanic Group? A.) Norwegian B.) Swedish C.) Icelandic D.) Danish E.) All of the above
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E.) All of the above
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From where did the four Scandinavian languages derive? A.) Germanic B.) Swedish C.) Old Norse D.) Danish
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C.) Old Norse
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What is one of the main elements of cultural diversity among the nearly one billion residents of India? A.) language B.) religion C.) dress D.) all of the above
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A.) language
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Which of the following language families belong to India? A.) Austro-Asiatic B.) Sino-Tibetan C.) Dravidian D.) Indo-European E.) all of the above
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E.) all of the above
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Why are 16 percent of the Chinese population over the age of sixteen unable to read or write more than a few characters of Chinese? A.) Poor education system B.) Lack of teachers in rural areas C.) Children over age of 14 must work D.) Large number of Chinese characters
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D.) Large number of Chinese characters
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Which country speaks Austro-Thai? A.) Thailand B.) Vietnam C.) Laos D.) All of the above E.) None of the above
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D.) All of the above
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Why have Japanese and Korean formed distinctive language families? A.) Japanese society was formed centuries before Korean society. B.) Buddhism was established in Korea first. C.) Japan is an island and Korea is a peninsular state. D.) None of the above.
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C.) Japan is an island and Korea is a peninsular state.
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How do the structures of Chinese and Japanese language differ? A.) Chinese ideograms can not be used with Japanese. B.) Japanese language has no Chinese ideograms. C.) Japanese uses two systems of phonetic symbols. D.) All of the above.
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C.) Japanese uses two systems of phonetic symbols.
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Which language family transcends (in importance) the number of speakers because its languages were used to write the holiest books of three major world religions: the Bible (New and Old Testaments), and the Quran? A.) Indo-European B.) Sino Tibetan C.) Afro-Asiatic D.) Austro-Asiatic
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C.) Afro-Asiatic
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A standard Arabic language has developed among the 230 million speakers because... A.) all Arabs pray in a specific Arab dialect. B.) the speakers live in a homogeneous part of the world. C.) Arabs have limited contact with speakers of different languages. D.) of the influence of the Quran, newspapers, and radio.
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D.) of the influence of the Quran, newspapers, and radio.
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Which European country(ies) are not dominated by Indo-European speakers? A.) Finland B.) Estonia C.) Hungary D.) All of the above
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D.) All of the above
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The three tribes that brought the beginnings of English to the British Isles came from... A.) Germany and Denmark. B.) Austria and Germany. C.) central and eastern Germany. D.) Schleswig and Holstein.
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A.) Germany and Denmark.
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Which are the first and second most-spoken languages in the world? A.) German, Mandarin B.) Spanish, English C.) Mandarin, English D.) Cantonese, French
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C.) Mandarin, English
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The global distribution of languages results from a combination of which two geographic processes? A.) interaction and isolation B.) diffusion and migration C.) all of the above
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A.) interaction and isolation
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In what significant ways does U.S. English differ from that of England? A.) pronunciation B.) vocabulary C.) spelling D.) all of the above
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D.) all of the above
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What was an important influence for new English words in America? A.) American Indians B.) new inventions C.) new physical features and animals D.) all of the above
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D.) all of the above
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Noah Webster primarily conceived the difference in American pronunciation and spelling from that of the British Isles because... A.) it would reduce cultural dependence on England. B.) it would inspire national pride. C.) it would establish a uniquely American dialect. D.) all of the above.
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D.) all of the above.
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What treaty ensured that Spanish and Portuguese would be diffused to the western portion of the New World? A.) Treaty of Madrid B.) Treaty of Lisbon C.) Treaty of Rome D.) Treaty of Tordesillas
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D.) Treaty of Tordesillas
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How has Switzerland remained at peace with four or five different languages within their borders? A.) Switzerland has a decentralized government. B.) All of the languages spoken in Switzerland are similar. C.) Switzerland is a neutral country. D.) None of the above.
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A.) Switzerland has a decentralized government.
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Lingua franca languages include... A.) Swahili. B.) Hindustani. C.) Russian. D.) all of the above. E.) none of the above.
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D.) all of the above.
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The current growth in the use of English has occurred because of... A.) military conquest. B.) expansion diffusion. C.) migration. D.) all of the above.
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D.) all of the above.
