AP Human Geography ch. 5 questions fully solved rated A+ 2023/2024

AP Human Geography ch. 5British Received Pronunciation - correct answer Definition: The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in the London area and now considered standard in the United Kingdom Example: BRP is spoken by the Queen of England Application: A means of identifying a member of the upper-class in England Creole or Creolized Language - correct answer Definition: A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. Example: French Creole in Haiti--Very different than the French spoken in France Application: Creoles show the diffusion of one language into another, which gives insight as to the history of that country. Denglish - correct answer Definition: combination of German and English. Example: Telephone Company in Germany incorporating English into their words for local and long distance call Application: The existence of Denglish shows the impact that English as a language has made on the world(in this case, Germany) Dialect - correct answer Definition: A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation Example: BRP Application: Dialects of a language are representatives of unique culture, which is important Ebonics - correct answer Definition: Dialect spoken by some African Americans Example: Ebony and Phonics "She be at Home" Application: Ebonics is an important piece of the past of America because of the Clash between our standard language and itself Franglais - correct answer Definition: A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language, a combination of franfais and anglai." the French words for "French" and "English," respectively. Example: Diffusion of english words such as "jeans", "cowboy", etc into the French Language Application: Franglais is VERY frowned upon--French is all about the purity of the language and the French block out all English so that the language remains pure. Ideograms - correct answer Definition: The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English. Example: 您好老師 (hello teacher) Application: Entirely different from the English alphabet where we have sounds--SOUNDS VS IDEAS Isogloss - correct answer Definition: A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate Example: Ireland and England-Same language, different dialect Application: Isoglosses not only separate dialects, but also cultures. Isolated Language - correct answer Definition: A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family. Example: Japanese Application: An Isolated Language shows unique culture as well as gives insight as to how much interaction it has/had with other countries Language - correct answer Definition: A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning. Example: English Application: Language allows for communication between humans, something necessary for development/progress