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AP Human Geography Chapter 5: Languages

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9th Grade

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AP Human Geography Chapter 5: Languages
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A lingua franca is

an English word that has entered the French Language

a language understood by people who have different native languages

an extinct language that has been revived

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

a language used by French colonial administrations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how

recently in time the languages were once the same

closely the speakers of each language live to one another

they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world

similar the cultures of the speaker of each language are

they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

dialect

language branch

language family

language group

language root

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Basque is a good example of a(n)

language family

globalizing language

language group

lingua franca

isolated language

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Franglais is

the lingua franca of France

a dialect of French

the standard language of French

the use of English in the French language

a language used by French colonial administrations

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The two largest language families in the world are

Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic

Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European

Afro-Asianic and Sino-Tibetan

Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan

Altaic and Nilo-Saharan

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Both the angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they

spoke ancient English languages

invaded England

spoke languages derived from Latin

diffused English around the world

agreed to divide Ireland from England

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