AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER #5
TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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. - Answer-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. - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-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. - Answer-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. - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-C. language families
The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is:
A. Indo-European
B. Indo-Iranian
C. Mandarin
D. Sino-Tibetan
E. Austro-Asiatic - Answer-D. Sino-Tibetan
TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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. - Answer-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. - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-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. - Answer-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. - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-C. language families
The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is:
A. Indo-European
B. Indo-Iranian
C. Mandarin
D. Sino-Tibetan
E. Austro-Asiatic - Answer-D. Sino-Tibetan
