Geography Chapter 5: Language Quiz

Geography Chapter 5: Language Quiz

12th Grade

20 Qs

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Geography Chapter 5: Language Quiz

Geography Chapter 5: Language Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of languages which share common linguistic and have evolved from a common ancestor.

Differences are not as extensive or as old as with language families and evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.

An example would be Indo-European family has several branches, among them, Germanic, Romance, and Slavic.

Language family

Language branch

Lingua franca

Dialect

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The form of a language used for government business, education, and mass communications.

Language branch

Standard language

Official language

Romance languages

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The collapsing of two languages into one resulting from the consistent interaction of peoples with different languages

Lingua franca

Language branch

Speech situations

Language convergence

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A collection of languages within a family with a common ancestral language.

For example, languages, such as Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, and French, all belong to the language family known as "romance languages.

Language family

Language branch

Dialect

Lingua franca

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A language used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language.

English is by far one of the most common lingua francas in the world today, particularly in the areas of business, technology, science, and more.

Language family

Lingua franca

Pidgin

Dialect

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The study of place names

An example would be the state of Washington named after George Washington. A street like John Burke Drive named after a teacher at Anita High School.

Biography

Pidgin

Dialect

Toponymy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages

Agriculture theory

Conquest theory

Dialect

Pidgin

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