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Examples of relocation diffusion include all BUT
migration
using the internet
missionary work
colonization
2
In technically advanced societies there is likely to be
limited expansion of language
standard pronunciation
many basic languages
a standard language.
3
Which is not true of Quebec?
Peoples of the north speak Algonquin and Inuit languages.
It is almost 100% French speaking.
4
The Proto-Indo- European language homeland lies somewhere north of the
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Ohotsk
Baltic Sea
5
What religion is associated with this type of architecture?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
6
Persian, Pashto and Baluchi are all part of the __________ branch of the language tree.
Iranian
Indic
Baltic
Greek
7
Brittany in western France shows the persistence of the Breton in the __ subfamily.
Slavic
Romance
Celtic
Germanic
8
English is to lingua franca as ___ is to pidgin language.
French
Chinese
Creole
Portuguese
9
The crucial element in language is
Vocabulary
Grammar
Vocalization
Alphabet
10
Nigeria chose __ as its official language upon independence.
southeastern Ibo
northwestern Hausa
southwestern Yoruba
English
11
Geographer call where something originates a...
beginning
hearth
starting point
great idea
12
Belgium is a ___________ speaking country.
Flemish
Both Flemish and French
Belgae
French
13
Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in
Vocabulary
accents
Syntax
Pronunciation
14
____ of internet content is in English.
27%
12%
68%
82%
15
The most widely used Indo-European language today is
Spanish
Chinese
English
German
16
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Leningrad was renamed
Yeltsinburg.
St. Petersburg
Misk.
New Leninburg.
17
Which of the following pairs of languages are not mutually intelligible?
Danish and Norwegian
German and Dutch
Serbian and Croatian
Urdu and Hindi
18
In Illinois, people who want a soft drink with their hamburger are likely to order a
pop
Pepsi
soda
Coke
19
Ethnic religions have close ties to
missionary work
pop culture
a single founder
the enviornment
20
There are ___ principal language families of the world.
10
20
25
15
21
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called
an isoglass
an international border
a sound shift
a cultural boundary
22
Geographers know that some "Religious wars" are really about...
political power
access to resources
all of these things
land
23
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects the extreme fragmentation with nearly__ languages.
25
400
200
15
24
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with
No linguistic variation
No official language policies
Officail "English only" policies
Official bilingual policies
25
Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in
Italy north of Venice.
Rome
Sicily
Florence and Tuscany
