World Language Families

There are more than __________ spoken in the world.

• 150

• 1500

• 4500

• 6500

A linguist is a scientist who studies ____________.

• sounds

• languages

• whistles

• people

A language family is a group of different languages that are ...

• 1 person speaks.

• taught in school.

• related to each other.

• spoken, but not written.

A polyglot is a person who...

• likes to go to a party.

• speaks a lot of languages.

• studies language in school.

• eats a lot of food.

Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian are Romance languages that descend from...

• Latin

• Greek

• Russian

• English

Spanish and Arabic are from different language families, but have a lot of words in common because the Spanish were __________ by the Moors, an Arabic speaking group from Northern Africa.

• admired

• copied

• invaded

• texted

We live on the continent ___________ and it consists of ______ countries.

• Europe; 44

• North America; 3

• Asia; 48

• Oceania; 14

The United States borders 2 oceans: the _________ and the ________.

• Atlantic; Pacific

• Atlantic; Indian

• Indian; Pacific

• Pacific; Arctic

When a continent is divided into countries, this is a __________ division.

• romantic

• convenient

• natural

• political

What language is in the same family as English?

• Spanish

• German

• Russian

• Navajo