AP Human Geography Midterm Exam (Chapter 5 Test)

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of

• the interplay between globalization and local divserity
• the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world
• the role and spread of religion across much of the world
• the diffusiosn of free markets across much of the world.

The contemporary distribution of languages around the globe is largely a result of

• social media
• the Internet
• Rosetta Stone Sales
• Migration

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

• language family.
• dialect
• language branch
• language root

The best example of a literary tradition is

• the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors.
• the varity of dialects in alanguageused to obscure examples of spoken poetry
• the classification system used by Ethnologue
• the religious rituals and traaditions of ancient European civilization

A literary tradition is

• the written form of a language.
• specific only to Shakespearian
• a collection of languages related to one other.
• the religious rituals and traaditions of ancient European civilization

According to biologist Quentin Atkinson, the world's languages originated in

• North America
• Africa
• Europe
• Asia

The Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan language families are spoekn by approximately _____ percent of the world's population.

• 0.66
• 0.5
• 0.89
• 0.25

What languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the sruface represent

• possible prehistoric superfamilies
• language families
• language sects
• dialect.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

• language families
• language groups
• dialects
• possible prehistoric families

The two most important languages in South America are

• Portugease and Spnaish
• English and Spanish
• Creole and Portugease
• French and Spanish