AP Human Geography multiple choice Solved 100% Correct!!

Belgium is a _______ speaking country. a. Belgae (a Celtic language) b. Flemish (a Germanic language) c. French (a Romance language) d. Both B and C - D Which of the following European countries has a rather sharp division between Flemish speakers in the north and Walloon speakers in the south? a. the Netherlands b. Belgium c. Denmark d. Andorra - B The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture. a. banned foreign words in advertising and on radio and television b. established the Académie Française to standardize the language c. passed a law levying fines on those using foreign terms d. all of the above - D Hawaii is an example of state with a. no linguistic variation b. official "English only" policies. c. official bilingual policies. d. no official language policies - C Which is NOT true of Quebec? a. First Nations people of the province speak languages other than Quebecois Frenchb. The provincial government passed laws banning or controlling the use non-French languages in advertising c. Quebec contains areas dominated by non-French speaking minorities. d. It is almost 100% French speaking - D In technically advanced societies there is likely to be a. a standard language b. many basic languages c. limited expansion of language d. standard pronunciation - A Dialects are distinguished by differences in a. accents and pronunciation b. vocabulary c. syntax d. all of the above - D A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a. an isogloss b. a sound shift c. an international border d. a cultural boundary - A The most likely distributed language family is ______________ a. Saharan b. Sino-Tibetan c. Indo-European d. Dravidean - CThe most widely used Indo-European language today is a. English b. German c. Spanish d. Chinese - A