CC Geography Ep 30

What is language?

• All of the above

• A system of spoken, signed, or written symbols used to express oneself

• A major marker of identity

• A cultural trait that has enormous power

What is diffusion?

• The mixing of cultures and languages

• The movement of ideas and things around the world

• The process of language evolution

• The spread of cultural traits through relocation

What is a lingua franca?

• A language spoken by a large number of people as their mother tongue

• A language that is no longer used

• A simplified language combining two or more languages

• A language adopted for communication between people who don't speak the same language

What is a cultural hearth?

• The origin or birthplace of a cultural trait

• A language spoken by a specific ethnic group

• A language that has gone dormant

• A language family with a common origin

What is relocation diffusion?

• The spread of cultural traits through the movement of people

• The spread of cultural traits through exposure to new ideas

• The spread of cultural traits through territorial disputes

• The spread of cultural traits through language evolution

What is the purpose of revitalizing dormant languages?

• To restore cultural ownership and connections

• To replace existing languages with new ones

• To promote assimilation of immigrant communities

• To erase cultural connections to the past

What is pidgin?

• A language spoken in Nigeria and Hawaii

• A simplified language combining two or more languages

• A language spoken by Indigenous peoples

• A language used for trade in the Mediterranean

What is contagion diffusion?

• The spread of language through relocation

• The spread of cultural traits through territorial disputes

• The spread of language through language evolution

• The spread of innovations through exposure to new ideas or objects

What is cultural appropriation?

• The adoption of cultural traits by other cultures

• The revival of dormant languages

• The spread of cultural traits through relocation

• The erasure of cultural connections to the past

What is the significance of the banjo in cultural diffusion?

• It is a recent invention

• It has no cultural roots

• It is a traditional instrument of white people

• It is an instrument with African roots