3.5 Historical Causes of Diffusion 2019

What is the primary destination of Jewish in-migration in current times?

• North America

• Brazil

• Israel

• Canada

Which of the following best explains how Christianity became the dominant religion in the Philippines?

• Christianity was brought to the Philippines through relocation diffusion when the Spanish colonized the Philippines in the sixteenth century.

• Christianity entered the Philippines through the ministry of representatives from the Russian Orthodox church.

• A secondary hearth for Christianity arose in the Philippines in the twelfth century, and since that time Christianity has remained the dominant religion in the Philippines.

• Christianity entered the Philippines through contagious diffusion because of its proximity to Indonesia.

• Export-oriented logging companies from Japan brought Christianity to the Philippines during the twentieth century.

Globally, today’s predominant lingua franca is

• Swahili

• English

• Spanish

• Chinese

A creolized language is

• a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.
• a revived formerly extinct language.
• an isolated language family.
• extinct. 

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prominent French "island" in North America is historically located in which of the following areas?

• Quebec

• Minnesota

• Ontario

• New Brunswick

What would be a lingua franca for the area depicted in the map.

• English
• Russian
• Arabic
• Swahili 

This sign is in Panama, why is it in Spanish?

• Spanish is the lingua franca
• Spanish is the most commonly used language
• Spanish was the language of colonizers
• Spanish is a pidgin

Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?

• English
• Arabic
• French
• Spanish

A highly simplified language developed between linguistically heterogenous groups for the purpose of basic intergroup communication is called:

• creole
• pidgin
• lingua franca
• standard dialect

Which of the following is an example of a multilingual state?

• Canada

• France

• Ireland

• Iceland