AP Human Geography Ch.5 Questions – Flashcards
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a literary tradition is
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the written form of a language
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a form of a language spoken in a local area is a
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dialect
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a group fo languages that share a common origin buy have since evolved into individual languages is a
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language branch
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a group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a
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language family
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the second largest language family is
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sino tibetan
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when languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the surface represent
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possible prehistoric superfamilies
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when languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent
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language families
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germanic invaders of england included all but which tribe?
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normans
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both the angles and the normans contributed to the development of the english language, because they
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invaded england
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english is the most important language in north america primarily because of
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the diffusion of english colonies
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the first speakers of the language that evolved into english were tribes that lived in present day
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denmark
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english is part of which language group
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west germanic
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english is part of which language branch
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germanic
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english is part of which language family
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indo european
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which group of the germanic family is extinct
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east germanic
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the icelandic language has changed less than any other germanic language because of
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iceland's relative isolation from other places
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when people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their tribe
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their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time
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which of the following is not a romance language
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bulgarian
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the language spoken by soldiers stationed throughout the roman empire was known as
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vulgar latin
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the most widely spoken language in brazil is
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portuguese
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a creolized language is
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a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
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the most widely spoken indo european language is
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english
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the four most frequently spoken branches of indo european include all but
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celtic
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the two most important languages in south america are
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portuguese and spanish
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the flemings and walloons live in what country?
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belgium
