WorksheetsUnit 3: Language AP Human Geo
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A highly simplified language developed between linguistically heterogeneous groups for the purpose of basic inter-group communication is known as which of the following?
Creole
Pidgin
Lingua-franca
Bilingualism
Standard dialect
The Gullah language spoken by African-Americans in S. Carolina and Georgia is a combination of English and African dialects. Gullah can be considered a
Creolized language
Lingua franca
Language family
Branch of the Niger-Congo family
Which statement best describes the most common reason groups wish to preserve their traditional languages.
Language is used to religious services, so preserving a language is primarily a religious obligation.
Language is central to cultural identity, so preserving a language helps preserve a culture
Language is used for trade, so preserving language is one way to keep a group economically prosperous
Language preservation passes on a group’s history, so preserving a language is the only way to record history accurately.
When two people who speak different languages use English to conduct business, we can consider English a(n)
Assimilated language
Lingua Franca
Pidgin Language
Creole Language
Which of the following is not a reason some languages go extinct?
Globalization causes people to leave behind their indigenous language for another
People are pressured to give up their native language
The language is related to one or two other languages
Genocide or death of all the speakers of a language
The language is not being taught to the younger generation
Which of the following is the best definition of "language"?
a set of neural patterns that match one's physical, spiritual, and social environments
an informal collection of non-arbitrary signs that correspond to a person's environment
the words and phrases recognized by a government that corresponds to a group of people
a collection of sounds or symbols understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
What is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of East Africa in countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda?
Chinese
French
Swahili
Arabic
Bambara
5 million people in Ghana speak a simplified form of English as their native language. It has simplified grammar and limited vocabulary. This is known as a __________ language.
pidgin
creole
dialect
lingua franca
Coptic was once spoken widely in Egypt. It has been replaced by Arabic through expansion and hierarchical diffusion. Coptic is an example of ______________.
an endangered language
a lingua franca
a moribund language
an extinct language
(Unit 3) What may occur when two or more languages converge?
A creole language developes and becomes a pidgin
A pidgin language develops and may become a creole language
Sound shifts create a new vocabulary
The original language becomes extinct
The sign shown in the image includes an Internet address for the county government. Explain how the sign illustrates the cultural tensions between traditional languages and English.
The Internet spreads the use of English as a global lingua franca, but the Internet is also a place where traditional languages can be communicated and thrive.
English is used for business and commerce on the Internet, while traditional languages such as Gaelic can only be heard in poems and music recordings but not written on the Internet.
The Internet is produced only in English; as a result, many traditional languages disappear due to the dominance of English-language communication.
Many countries ban the use of English-language Internet sites in an effort to resist the forces of globalization and protect their traditional languages.
How does the map illustrate global diffusion of the French language from its cultural hearth in Paris?
The map shows how French-language movies, music, and literature dominate global entertainment media.
The map shows how France was an ancient-culture hearth from which the French language spread through expansion diffusion.
The map shows how in many areas of the former French empire the language persists despite the independence of former colonies.
The map shows how French civil servants established schools in many parts of the French colonial empire.
Which of the following statements best explains why English is the most widely spoken language in North America?
The English language initially diffused to North America through the process of relocation diffusion. A number of colonies were established and settled by people from Great Britain.
The English language diffused throughout North America through the process of hierarchical diffusion. The language was initially spoken in cities and was gradually adopted by people living in rural areas.
The English language diffused to North America through the process of contagious diffusion. Christian missionaries were responsible for the spread of the language among the indigenous population.
The English language became a widely spoken language in North America in the twentieth century. This primarily occurred as a way of unifying the immigrant populations in both the United States and Canada.
What are Dialects?
An extremely simplified, limited non-native language used by two people that speak two different languages
A common language used by speakers of two diffrent languages for communication
Variations in accent, grammar, usage and spelling and develop out of geographic distance of isolation
Used by the government of a country for laws, reports, signs, public objects, money, stamps
What is an Official Language?
An extremely simplified, limited non-native language used by two people that speak two different languages
A common language used by speakers of two diffrent languages for communication
Variations in accent, grammar, usage and spelling and develop out of geographic distance of isolation
Used by the government of a country for laws, reports, signs, public objects, money, stamps
