AP Human Geo - Language Qs

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In which of the following countries is one most likely to find speakers whose native language belongs to the Uralic family? Options: Libya, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Portugal

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Kazakhstan

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Which term best describes the geographic boundary of a particular linguistic feature? Options: Toponym, Choropleth interval, Linguistic hearth, Isogloss

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Isogloss

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A dialect is best classified as which of the following? Cultural trait, Language branch, Language family, Language group

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Cultural trait

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A highly simplified language developed between two heterogeneous groups for the purpose of basic group inter group communication is a

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Pidgin language

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All of the following belong to the Indo-European language family except: Mandarin, Hindi, Dutch, Farsi

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Mandarin

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Which of the following toponyms best belongs in a formal culture region defined by common traits of Catholicism and Spanish languages? Saint Paul, Tel Aviv, Fauske, San Jose

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San Jose

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The predominance of English as the preferred language spoken at international business meetings and political summits could be cited to support the claim that English is

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a lingua franca

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Arabic, which spread westward with the diffusion of Islam, is part of which of the following language families? Options: Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Sino-Tibetan

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Afro-Asiatic

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All of the following are true of language isolates like Basque and Ainu EXCEPT: They have no obvious connections to other known languages., They are often widely spoken thanks to language preservation programs., They are often spoken in isolated areas., Many are in danger of extinction due to declining numbers of native speakers.

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They are often widely spoken thanks to language preservation programs.

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A reconstructed language from which a number of related, modern languages all derive is known as a(n)

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protolanguage