AP Human Geography Unit 3 Modules 23-24 Flashcard

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Language is

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a mutually agreed upon system of symbolic communication.

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Select the largest language family in distribution.

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Indo-European

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The three main sub-families of Indo-European are

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Germanic, Romance, and Slavic.

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The largest language in number of speakers is

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English.

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The Kurgan or Pontic Steppe hypothesis says

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Indo-European languages originated in Ukraine.

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The most linguistically dense place or city in the world is

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New York City

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Which situation is an example of language as a part of cultural landscape? A historical sign in Belgium written in English, German, French and Flemish, How Bostoners might say 'ca' while New Yorkers say 'car' for an automobile, Using the word 'gumband' for 'rubber band' in Pittsburgh, PA, Speech in Louisiana that flips object and subject unexpectedly

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A historical sign in Belgium written in English, German, French and Flemish

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Toponyms, which indicate spatial patterns of language, culture, and ethnicity,

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are place names

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U.S. states' names that are Spanish words, English persons, or of Native American origin would be a study of

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the geography of toponyms.

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The word 'Guada-' prefixing Spanish place names like 'Guadalquivir' or 'Guadalupe' means

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a great river from the Arabic 'wadi.'