AP Human Geography Chapter 5 Test
Questions and Answers
A lingua franca is:
A. an English word that has entered the French language.
B. a language understood by people who have different native language.
C. en extinct language that has been revived.
D. an official language in a region of the world different from where the
language originated.
E. a language used by French colonial administrations. - -B. a language
understood by people who have different native language.
- The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or
group is how:
A. recently in time the languages were once the same.
B. closely the speakers of each language live to one other.
C. they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.
D. similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.
E. they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible. - -A.
recently in time the languages were once the same.
- A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved
into individual languages is a:
A. dialect
B. language branch
C. language family
D. language group
E. language root - -B. language branch
- A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded
history is a:
A. dialect
B. language branch
C. language family
D. language group
E. language root - -C. language family
- Basque is a good example of a(n):
A. language family
, B. globalizing language
C. language group
D. lingua franca
E. isolated language - -E. isolated language
- Franglais is:
A. the lingua franca of France.
B. a dialect of French.
C. the standard language of French.
D. the use of English in the French language.
E. a language used by French colonial administrations. - -D. the use of
English in the French language.
- The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good
example of:
A. the interplay between globalization and local diversity.
B.the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.
C. the role and spread of religion across much of the world.
D. the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.
E. political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. - -A. the interplay
between globalization and local diversity.
- The two largest language families in the world are:
A. Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
B. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
C. Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
D. Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan
E. Altaic and Nilo-Saharan - -B. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
- When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees
represent:
A. dialects
B. language groups
C. language families
D. possible prehistoric superfamilies
E. language sects - -C. language families
- The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic
of China is:
A. Indo-European
B. Indo-Iranian
Questions and Answers
A lingua franca is:
A. an English word that has entered the French language.
B. a language understood by people who have different native language.
C. en extinct language that has been revived.
D. an official language in a region of the world different from where the
language originated.
E. a language used by French colonial administrations. - -B. a language
understood by people who have different native language.
- The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or
group is how:
A. recently in time the languages were once the same.
B. closely the speakers of each language live to one other.
C. they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.
D. similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.
E. they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible. - -A.
recently in time the languages were once the same.
- A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved
into individual languages is a:
A. dialect
B. language branch
C. language family
D. language group
E. language root - -B. language branch
- A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded
history is a:
A. dialect
B. language branch
C. language family
D. language group
E. language root - -C. language family
- Basque is a good example of a(n):
A. language family
, B. globalizing language
C. language group
D. lingua franca
E. isolated language - -E. isolated language
- Franglais is:
A. the lingua franca of France.
B. a dialect of French.
C. the standard language of French.
D. the use of English in the French language.
E. a language used by French colonial administrations. - -D. the use of
English in the French language.
- The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good
example of:
A. the interplay between globalization and local diversity.
B.the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.
C. the role and spread of religion across much of the world.
D. the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.
E. political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. - -A. the interplay
between globalization and local diversity.
- The two largest language families in the world are:
A. Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
B. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
C. Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
D. Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan
E. Altaic and Nilo-Saharan - -B. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
- When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees
represent:
A. dialects
B. language groups
C. language families
D. possible prehistoric superfamilies
E. language sects - -C. language families
- The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic
of China is:
A. Indo-European
B. Indo-Iranian
