Question 1

Grimm's law discusses

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A) predictable sound shifts in different but related languages. 
B) the importance of related vocabulary in related languages. 
C) language as related to the gravity model of development. 
D) how language families are related more broadly. 
A) predictable sound shifts in different but related languages. 
B) the importance of related vocabulary in related languages. 
C) language as related to the gravity model of development. 
D) how language families are related more broadly. A

Question 2

Place names can be

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A) both of physical as well as cultural features. 
B) found underground and this is a great new area of study. 
C) are usually relatively recent and tell us little about early settlement. 
D) none of the above 
A) both of physical as well as cultural features. 
B) found underground and this is a great new area of study. 
C) are usually relatively recent and tell us little about early settlement. 
D) none of the above A

Question 3

Some toponyms such as Independence, Colorado;Liberty, New York;and Freedom, California

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A) portray European origins of the settlers. 
B) are substrate in influence showing Native American origins. 
C) reflect American values and show patriotism on the land. 
D) are indicative of agricultural origins of a European grain based system. 
A) portray European origins of the settlers. 
B) are substrate in influence showing Native American origins. 
C) reflect American values and show patriotism on the land. 
D) are indicative of agricultural origins of a European grain based system. C

Question 4

Abstract cuneiform symbols probably came from

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A) southeast Asia. 
B) earlier pictographic forms of writing. 
C) the Basques who speak a language like no other in the world. 
D) languages which had few phonemes. 
A) southeast Asia. 
B) earlier pictographic forms of writing. 
C) the Basques who speak a language like no other in the world. 
D) languages which had few phonemes.

Question 5

Wilbur Zelinsky's map of classical town names suggests

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A) the American people have long harked to their old 'Oktoberfest' German origins. 
B) the beginning of the American love of old things - antiques and 'Americana'. 
C) the diffusion of Viking settlers before the English and other Europeans arrived. 
D) the American fascination with Greek and Roman ideals just after the Revolutionary War. 
A) the American people have long harked to their old 'Oktoberfest' German origins. 
B) the beginning of the American love of old things - antiques and 'Americana'. 
C) the diffusion of Viking settlers before the English and other Europeans arrived. 
D) the American fascination with Greek and Roman ideals just after the Revolutionary War.

Question 6

The Ethnologue database originally compiled by a researcher wishing to translate the Bible into all the world's languages finds that

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A) most cultures in the world are accepting Basque as a global tongue. 
B) Basque is probably going to go extinct because it only has a few hundred speakers. 
C) there are more than 400 languages of only a few speakers which are about to go extinct. 
D) more Basque is spoken in America than in the Basque country in Europe. 
A) most cultures in the world are accepting Basque as a global tongue. 
B) Basque is probably going to go extinct because it only has a few hundred speakers. 
C) there are more than 400 languages of only a few speakers which are about to go extinct. 
D) more Basque is spoken in America than in the Basque country in Europe.

Question 7

Toponymy is important to geographers because

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A) it is the study of the flow, shape or surface of the land. 
B) it is the abstract study and theory of mathematical surfaces. 
C) it has to do with the sounds animals make and their relation to human language. 
D) it means the study of place names, their meanings, and origins. 
A) it is the study of the flow, shape or surface of the land. 
B) it is the abstract study and theory of mathematical surfaces. 
C) it has to do with the sounds animals make and their relation to human language. 
D) it means the study of place names, their meanings, and origins.

Question 8

The solution to the language conflict in the name of the country of Macedonia changing to FYROM (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) came about because

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A) Yugoslavia still claims the country as a current republic. 
B) formerly, Albanians disputed the sovereignty of this territory along with Kosovo. 
C) Serbia was still attempting to dominate the region as an autonomous cultural and linguistic region. 
D) Greece has long seen Macedonia as its own region, disputing the use of the name. 
A) Yugoslavia still claims the country as a current republic. 
B) formerly, Albanians disputed the sovereignty of this territory along with Kosovo. 
C) Serbia was still attempting to dominate the region as an autonomous cultural and linguistic region. 
D) Greece has long seen Macedonia as its own region, disputing the use of the name.

Question 9

Yonkers, Peekskill, Catskill, the Bronx, and Staten Island are all place names in New York

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A) with Basque origins. 
B) with English origins. 
C) with Swedish origins. 
D) with Dutch origins. 
A) with Basque origins. 
B) with English origins. 
C) with Swedish origins. 
D) with Dutch origins.

Question 10

Gullah, spoken on the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia

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A) is an Indo-European language based on Slovak. 
B) is a Native American language of the Amerind family. 
C) is of the Niger-Congo family of African descent. 
D) is basically a pidgin English with many African loan words. 
A) is an Indo-European language based on Slovak. 
B) is a Native American language of the Amerind family. 
C) is of the Niger-Congo family of African descent. 
D) is basically a pidgin English with many African loan words.

Question 11

In India, Hindi is

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A) a local language. 
B) the only language. 
C) the language used in business. 
D) a lingua franca for most of the country. 
A) a local language. 
B) the only language. 
C) the language used in business. 
D) a lingua franca for most of the country.

Question 12

Basque is a language of northern Spain and Southern France which has existed there since pre-Roman times.It is non-Indo European.Another term linguists use to describe Basque is that it is

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A) a language isolate. 
B) a plural society. 
C) a mixed culture. 
D) a large language family. 
A) a language isolate. 
B) a plural society. 
C) a mixed culture. 
D) a large language family.

Question 13

A basic fact of language is that it is

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A) constantly changing in structure and content. 
B) rarely changes. 
C) alphabets come naturally to both primitive and developed peoples. 
D) OK to think someone's accent is 'bad'. 
A) constantly changing in structure and content. 
B) rarely changes. 
C) alphabets come naturally to both primitive and developed peoples. 
D) OK to think someone's accent is 'bad'.

Question 14

Korean is one language, but because of isolation some scholars argue that

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A) Korean is becoming more and more like Japanese because of industrial trade. 
B) Korean is becoming overall more distinct with fewer dialects. 
C) Korean is becoming more split between north and south dialects or even languages. 
D) Korean has always been very similar to Chinese as the two groups are racially similar. 
A) Korean is becoming more and more like Japanese because of industrial trade. 
B) Korean is becoming overall more distinct with fewer dialects. 
C) Korean is becoming more split between north and south dialects or even languages. 
D) Korean has always been very similar to Chinese as the two groups are racially similar.

Question 15

The map of language families shows that Madagascar is unique in language family because

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A) it belongs to the Niger-Congo family, an African family. 
B) it belongs to Dravidian, an Indian family. 
C) it belongs to Indo-European from colonial times. 
D) it belongs to Malayo-Polynesian far eastward. 
A) it belongs to the Niger-Congo family, an African family. 
B) it belongs to Dravidian, an Indian family. 
C) it belongs to Indo-European from colonial times. 
D) it belongs to Malayo-Polynesian far eastward.

Question 16

Nearly 7,000 languages exist

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A) and over the next couple of decades at least three thousand more will appear. 
B) but many have gone extinct over the last few hundred years. 
C) but this number includes dialects as well as languages. 
D) none of the above 
A) and over the next couple of decades at least three thousand more will appear. 
B) but many have gone extinct over the last few hundred years. 
C) but this number includes dialects as well as languages. 
D) none of the above

Question 17

When a pidgin language is adopted as the main language of communication for a people it is called

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A) a dialect. 
B) a language family. 
C) advanced pidgin. 
D) a creole. 
A) a dialect. 
B) a language family. 
C) advanced pidgin. 
D) a creole.

Question 18

In northwest Canada and Alaska there is a language family called Na-Dene.On the map of language families this area is mistakenly labeled as

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A) Amerind. 
B) Japanese/Korean. 
C) Dravidian. 
D) Sino-Tibetan. 
A) Amerind. 
B) Japanese/Korean. 
C) Dravidian. 
D) Sino-Tibetan.

Question 19

The map of dialect migrations in the United States portrays

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A) one main large dialect region of English speech. 
B) two main large dialect regions of English with French mixed in. 
C) five main regions based on migration from eastern ports historically. 
D) eight very complex regions based on three main language families. 
A) one main large dialect region of English speech. 
B) two main large dialect regions of English with French mixed in. 
C) five main regions based on migration from eastern ports historically. 
D) eight very complex regions based on three main language families.

Question 20

Modern Australian English today

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A) is highly influenced by the Scottish of the original settling families. 
B) is a combination of the Irish and Cockney accents of original penal colonists. 
C) is mainly English affected by the South African 'Afrikaans' Dutch from South Africa. 
D) is more affected by Native American speech than most people realize. 
A) is highly influenced by the Scottish of the original settling families. 
B) is a combination of the Irish and Cockney accents of original penal colonists. 
C) is mainly English affected by the South African 'Afrikaans' Dutch from South Africa. 
D) is more affected by Native American speech than most people realize.

Grimm's law discusses

Place names can be

Some toponyms such as Independence, Colorado;Liberty, New York;and Freedom, California

Abstract cuneiform symbols probably came from

Wilbur Zelinsky's map of classical town names suggests

The Ethnologue database originally compiled by a researcher wishing to translate the Bible into all the world's languages finds that

Toponymy is important to geographers because

The solution to the language conflict in the name of the country of Macedonia changing to FYROM (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) came about because

Yonkers, Peekskill, Catskill, the Bronx, and Staten Island are all place names in New York

Gullah, spoken on the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia

In India, Hindi is

Basque is a language of northern Spain and Southern France which has existed there since pre-Roman times.It is non-Indo European.Another term linguists use to describe Basque is that it is

A basic fact of language is that it is

Korean is one language, but because of isolation some scholars argue that

The map of language families shows that Madagascar is unique in language family because

Nearly 7,000 languages exist

When a pidgin language is adopted as the main language of communication for a people it is called

In northwest Canada and Alaska there is a language family called Na-Dene.On the map of language families this area is mistakenly labeled as

The map of dialect migrations in the United States portrays

Modern Australian English today

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Exam 7: The Geography of Language

Grimm's law discusses

Place names can be

Some toponyms such as Independence, Colorado;Liberty, New York;and Freedom, California

Abstract cuneiform symbols probably came from

Wilbur Zelinsky's map of classical town names suggests

The Ethnologue database originally compiled by a researcher wishing to translate the Bible into all the world's languages finds that

Toponymy is important to geographers because

The solution to the language conflict in the name of the country of Macedonia changing to FYROM (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) came about because

Yonkers, Peekskill, Catskill, the Bronx, and Staten Island are all place names in New York

Gullah, spoken on the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia

In India, Hindi is

Basque is a language of northern Spain and Southern France which has existed there since pre-Roman times.It is non-Indo European.Another term linguists use to describe Basque is that it is

A basic fact of language is that it is

Korean is one language, but because of isolation some scholars argue that

The map of language families shows that Madagascar is unique in language family because

Nearly 7,000 languages exist

When a pidgin language is adopted as the main language of communication for a people it is called

In northwest Canada and Alaska there is a language family called Na-Dene.On the map of language families this area is mistakenly labeled as

The map of dialect migrations in the United States portrays

Modern Australian English today

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Geography of Health and Disease

Migration Flows

Culture and Cultural Landscapes

The Geography of Religion

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

A World of Nations and States

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Geographies of Production and Consumption

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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