What languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the sruface represent

possible prehistoric superfamilies

Franglais, Denglish, and Spanglish represent

the infusion of English into French, German and Spanish and subsequent development of new words.

The corruption of grammar in European Languages.

lingua francas intended to compete with official languages.

Basque is a good example of a

vigorous and isolated language.

vigorous and globalizing language

The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic Language because of

Iceland's relative isolation from other places.

the extinction of the East Germanic group.

Continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden

Iceland's close contact with other people and activities.

What explains the Austroesian language family in Africa's east coast island nations and in Indonesia?

government advisees from Indonesia

On the continent of Africa, the great number of languages results from

at least 5,000 year of minimal interaction among the thousands of culture groups.

migration patterns from Asia and the Western Hemisphere

Romance branch languages have achieved worldwide importance because

colonial and imperial activity distributed these languages to far reaching territories.

they are more frequently taught in middle schools today

they closely approximate English in grammar and vocabulary

they alternate being the global lingua franca

According to Colin Renfrew's research, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe

with the diffusion of agriculture

with the conquests of warriors on horseback

following the traders on the silk road.

The Kurgans, identified as the first Proto-Indo-European speakers by archaeologist Marija Gimbutas

were herders from the steppes of today's Russia and Kazakhstan.

preserved Basque in present-day spain.

were the earliest speakers of Sino-Caucasian, which they diffused through conquest.

conquered much of East Asia several thousand years ago.

a language understood by people who have different native languages.

an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.

An English owrd that has entered the French Language.

a language used by French colonial administrations.

cannot exist without globalization

are used by the government to conduct public and legistlative business

ensure that everyone in the country speaks that language.

require that all media to broadcast in that language

are spoken only in international and diplomatic negotiations.

a boundary between language regions

a blending of two language families

a form of language spoken in a local area.

A creolized language is

a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

a possible prehistoric superfamily.

Regional dialects in England can be traced back to

The Germans, Spanish, and Portugease.

The most widely used languages in South Asia belong to

the Indo-European Language family

Romanc ebranch languages achieved worldwide importance because

Colonial activities of their European speakers

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30 sec • 1 pt

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of

the interplay between globalization and local divserity

the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world

the role and spread of religion across much of the world

the diffusiosn of free markets across much of the world.

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The contemporary distribution of languages around the globe is largely a result of

social media

the Internet

Rosetta Stone Sales

Migration

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30 sec • 1 pt

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

language family.

dialect

language branch

language root

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The best example of a literary tradition is

the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors.

the varity of dialects in alanguageused to obscure examples of spoken poetry

the classification system used by Ethnologue

the religious rituals and traaditions of ancient European civilization

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A literary tradition is

the written form of a language.

specific only to Shakespearian

a collection of languages related to one other.

the religious rituals and traaditions of ancient European civilization

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to biologist Quentin Atkinson, the world's languages originated in

North America

Africa

Europe

Asia

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The Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan language families are spoekn by approximately _____ percent of the world's population.

0.66

0.5

0.89

0.25

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AP Human Geography Midterm Exam (Chapter 5 Test)

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of

The contemporary distribution of languages around the globe is largely a result of

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

The best example of a literary tradition is

A literary tradition is

According to biologist Quentin Atkinson, the world's languages originated in

The Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan language families are spoekn by approximately _____ percent of the world's population.

What languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the sruface represent

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

The two most important languages in South America are

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