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WorksheetsGeography Ch. 5 Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
From most distant to closest relatives, languages can be classified into
families, groups, and branches.
families, branches, and groups.
branches, families, and groups.
groups, branches, and families.
branches, groups, and families.
The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of
political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions.
the role and spread of religion across much of the world.
the interplay between globalization and local diversity.
the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.
Tens of thousands of years ago, languages may have been joined together as
branches.
families.
superfamilies.
lingua franca.
groups
The two largest language families in the world are
Altaic and Nilo-Saharan.
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan.
Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan.
The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
closely the speakers of each language live to each other
similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.
recently in time the languages were once the same.
All of the above
The word language family MOST NEARLY means:
a language that is written as well as spoken
a collection of languages related to each other though a common ancestor long before recorded history
a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
a form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages
a boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
The word language branch MOST NEARLY means:
a collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as the language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.
a combination of Spanish and English spoken by Hispanic Americans
a combination of Deutsch and English
a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary
a language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family
The word official language MOST NEARLY means:
a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
a combination of Deutsch and English
a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary
the language adopted for use by a government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
a collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as the language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.
The word literary tradition MOST NEARLY means:
a form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages
a language that is written as well as spoken
a combination of francais and anglais
a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary
a language that results from the mixing of a colonizers language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
Most languages with a literary tradition use one of the following principal writing systems:
Latin, Chinese, English, Greek
Latin, Arabic, Chinese, Indo-European
Greek, Latin, Chinese, Germanic
Cyrillic, Latin, Chinese, Arabic
Cyrillic, Latin, Chinese, Altaic
Which of the following is not one of the four most commonly spoken branches of Indo-European?
Greek
Indo-Iranian
Balto-Slavic
Romance
Germanic
English is part of which language branch?
North Germanic
Germanic
West Germanic
Indo-European
Austronesian
English is part of which language family?
Romance
North Germanic
Germanic
West Germanic
Indo-European
Which of the following is not a Romance language?
Italian
Bulgarian
French
Romanian
Portuguese
Russian is part of what language branch?
Balto-Slavic
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Romance
Altaic
Which branch of Indo-European has the most native speakers?
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Greek
Balto-Slavic
English is part of the Germanic branch
that also includes Italian and Portuguese.
because England adopted the written language of Germany.
just recently because of the European Union.
because 1500 years ago Germanic tribes invaded England.
because it is not considered an Indo-European language.
The Romance languages evolved from ________ spoken by the ________ 2,000 years ago.
Greek, Romans
Latin, monks
Greek, Greeks
Latin, Romans
Romania, Romanian people
The Kurgans
were horse and cattle herders from the grassland steppes of present day Russia and Kazakhstan.
conquered much of East Asia several thousand years ago.
were the earliest speakers of Sino-Caucasian.
were a Germanic tribe that invaded England.
preserved Basque in present-day Spain.
According to Colin Renfrew's Anatolian hearth theory, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe
with the diffusion of agriculture.
by warriors on horseback.
entirely by sea.
following the silk road.
by way of the Kurgan homeland.
The Anatolian and Kurgan Hearth theories are both an explanation of language diffusing through
warfare.
sea voyages.
agriculture.
migration.
colonization.
The origin of English words is dominated by
Viking influence.
Germanic languages.
Celtic influence.
Greek.
Romance languages.
Dialects developed within England primarily because
British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect.
different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.
the Normans invaded from the south.
commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent.
the Viking invaders did not remain long in England.
British and American English differ in all but which of the following?
alphabet
prevalent dialects
spelling
vocabulary
pronunciation
The word isogloss MOST NEARLY means:
a collection of languages related to each other though a common ancestor long before recorded history
a system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
a combination of francais and anglais
a language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used
a boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their group,
they immediately develop a literary tradition.
various dialects may develop.
they lose their linguistic abilities.
subgroups form multiple languages.
their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time.
The word dialect MOST NEARLY means:
a combination of francais and anglais
a combination of Deutsch and English
a form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages
a boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
Dialects developed within the United States primarily because of
diffusion going westward.
differences in the climate between the regions.
differences in the dialects among the original settlers along the Atlantic Coast colonies.
the Civil War.
a lack of available transportation between the regions.
What motivated Noah Webster to create the first comprehensive American dictionary?
It would help establish a national language, reduce cultural dependence on England, and inspire national pride.
He wanted to simplify the written language for the less educated people in the United States.
There was already a well-established American English dialect.
It would quickly establish English as the official language over German, French, or Spanish.
He wanted to incorporate words from Native American languages.
The word creole language MOST NEARLY means:
a system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
a language that results from the mixing of a colonizers language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
a language that is written as well as spoken
a combination of Deutsch and English
a collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as the language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.
Québec has acted to protect the French language by
outlawing other languages in public.
accepting only French-speaking immigrants.
having one of the strongest economies in Canada.
electing English-speaking leaders.
requiring its use on signs.
Spanish is increasingly important in the United States because
27 states have made it an official language.
of large -scale immigration from Latin America.
schools are increasingly requiring it for high school graduation.
of increasing exports to Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.
None of these answers is correct; Spanish is decreasing in importance.
The Flemings and Walloons speak languages belonging to different
language branches.
dialects.
language sects.
language groups.
language families.
Nigeria's cultural diversity is summed up by
the movement of the capital from Lagos to Abuja.
the diverse ecosystems that make up the country.
its colonial history under the British.
its location in western Africa.
the more than 500 distinct languages spoken there.
Two billion people live in a country where English is an official language. In the United States, diffusion of English into another language is most prevalent
near major airports.
in large cities.
in states that do not have English as an official language.
in states that border Mexico.
in agricultural areas.
The word isolated language MOST NEARLY means:
a system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
a combination of francais and anglais
a language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family
a collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as the language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.
a combination of Deutsch and English
Basque is a good example of a(n)
isolated language.
lingua franca.
language group.
language family
According to Ethnologue, a language is considered to be ________ if the only fluent people are older than ________ age. A language is considered ________ if it ceases to be used by people in daily activities.
dying, child-rearing, extinct
endangered, 50 year of, dying
extinct, 50 year of, extinct
dying, 50 year of, endangered
extinct, child-rearing, endangered
Why did Israel choose to revive Hebrew when Israel was established as an independent country in 1948?
to separate themselves from their Arabic speaking neighbors
No other language could so symbolically unify the disparate cultural groups in the new country.
for purely religious motives
The refugees and migrants who arrived in Israel were already fluent in Hebrew.
There was already a full modern Hebrew dictionary that made the transition straightforward.
The word lingua franca MOST NEARLY means:
a language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family
a language that results from the mixing of a colonizers language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
a language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
the language adopted for use by a government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
