Language Families & Language Diffusion Quiz

What is the primary reason languages in the same family are similar?

• They are spoken in the same region

• They have the same number of speakers

• They come from a common older language

• They use the same alphabet

Which language family does the Romance languages belong to?

• Germanic

• Indo-European

• Sino-Tibetan

• Afro-Asiatic

What event led to the diversification of Latin into different Romance languages?

• The spread of the Roman Empire

• The invention of the printing press

• The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE

• The Renaissance period

Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?

• Portuguese

• French

• German

• Italian

Based on the image, which language family is primarily located in the region colored pink on the map?

• Indo-European

• Afro-Asiatic

• Dravidian

• Sino-Tibetan

What do you notice about the distribution of language families?

• They are concentrated in Europe and Asia.

• They are found only in the Northern Hemisphere.

• They are found all over the world and are the only language family on all continents.

• They are predominantly in urban areas.

Which language family is most widely diffused?

• Indo-European languages

• Afro-Asiatic languages

• Sino-Tibetan languages

• Austronesian languages

Which language family dominates North & South America?

• Indo-European languages

• Afro-Asiatic languages

• Sino-Tibetan languages

• Austronesian languages

Which language family seemed to be contained in certain areas and have not been widely diffused?

• Indo-European languages

• Afro-Asiatic languages

• Sino-Tibetan languages

• Afro-Asiatic, Sino-Tibetan, Uralic, Nilo-Saharan, Malayo-Polynesian, Niger-Kordofanian, Khoisan, Japanese and Korean, and Dravidian

Can you think of any physical/geographic barriers that would've presented challenges to diffusion?

• Cultural differences and political boundaries

• Mountains, deserts, and oceans

• Technological limitations

• Language complexity and script differences