Question 1

Russian is part of what language branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balto-Slavic 
B)  Germanic 
C)  Indo-Iranian 
D)  Romance 
E)  Altaic 
A)  Balto-Slavic 
B)  Germanic 
C)  Indo-Iranian 
D)  Romance 
E)  Altaic A

Question 2

English is part of which language family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germanic 
B)  North Germanic 
C)  West Germanic 
D)  Indo-European 
E)  Romance 
A)  Germanic 
B)  North Germanic 
C)  West Germanic 
D)  Indo-European 
E)  Romance D

Question 3

French speakers in Québec have considered separation from Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

England's isolation as an island means that English developed free of influence from other languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A creolized language is

Accepted Answer

A)  extinct. 
B)  a mix of indigenous and colonial languages. 
C)  an isolated language family. 
D)  a possible prehistoric superfamily. 
E)  a revived formerly extinct language. 
A)  extinct. 
B)  a mix of indigenous and colonial languages. 
C)  an isolated language family. 
D)  a possible prehistoric superfamily. 
E)  a revived formerly extinct language.

Question 6

Indo-European divided into different branches because of isolation of different speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why do people in different regions of the United States speak English differently?

Accepted Answer

People in different regions of the Unite

Question 8

The predominant language branch of Russia and Central Europe is

Accepted Answer

A)  Finno-Ugric. 
B)  Romance. 
C)  Celtic. 
D)  Scandinavian. 
E)  Balto-Slavic. 
A)  Finno-Ugric. 
B)  Romance. 
C)  Celtic. 
D)  Scandinavian. 
E)  Balto-Slavic.

Question 9

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle Atlantic 
B)  New England 
C)  Northern 
D)  Southeast 
E)  French Canadian 
A)  Middle Atlantic 
B)  New England 
C)  Northern 
D)  Southeast 
E)  French Canadian

Question 10

Tens of thousands of years ago,languages may have been joined together as

Accepted Answer

A)  branches. 
B)  superfamilies. 
C)  groups. 
D)  lingua franca. 
E)  families. 
A)  branches. 
B)  superfamilies. 
C)  groups. 
D)  lingua franca. 
E)  families.

Question 11

British and American English differ in all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  alphabet 
B)  pronunciation 
C)  spelling 
D)  vocabulary 
E)  prevalent dialects 
A)  alphabet 
B)  pronunciation 
C)  spelling 
D)  vocabulary 
E)  prevalent dialects

Question 12

Nearly half the people in the world speak an Indo-European language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How may have people from Anatolia been important to the geography of language?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

English was spread around the world through the establishment of British colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The main difference between languages in the same family,branch,or group is how

Accepted Answer

A)  recently in time the languages were once the same. 
B)  closely the speakers of each language live to each other. 
C)  similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  recently in time the languages were once the same. 
B)  closely the speakers of each language live to each other. 
C)  similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

The residents of Hong Kong,China are exposed to a lot of English especially because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is an easier language to speak and understand. 
B)  all television programming is in English. 
C)  it was until recently a British colony. 
D)  many Australian tourists visit each year. 
E)  None of these explanations is correct. 
A)  it is an easier language to speak and understand. 
B)  all television programming is in English. 
C)  it was until recently a British colony. 
D)  many Australian tourists visit each year. 
E)  None of these explanations is correct.

Question 17

What are the future prospects for different groups of non-English speakers in North America?

Accepted Answer

The future prospects for different group

Question 18

The Anatolian and Kurgan Hearth theories are both an explanation of language diffusing through

Accepted Answer

A)  warfare. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  migration. 
D)  colonization. 
E)  sea voyages. 
A)  warfare. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  migration. 
D)  colonization. 
E)  sea voyages.

Question 19

Discuss the implications of the increasing role of English as the world's lingua franca.

Accepted Answer

The increasing role of English as the wo

Question 20

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees,the roots of the trees below the surface represent

Accepted Answer

A)  dialects. 
B)  language groups. 
C)  language sects. 
D)  language families. 
E)  possible prehistoric superfamilies. 
A)  dialects. 
B)  language groups. 
C)  language sects. 
D)  language families. 
E)  possible prehistoric superfamilies.

Russian is part of what language branch?

English is part of which language family?

French speakers in Québec have considered separation from Canada.

England's isolation as an island means that English developed free of influence from other languages.

A creolized language is

Indo-European divided into different branches because of isolation of different speakers.

Why do people in different regions of the United States speak English differently?

The predominant language branch of Russia and Central Europe is

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?

Tens of thousands of years ago,languages may have been joined together as

British and American English differ in all but which of the following?

Nearly half the people in the world speak an Indo-European language.

How may have people from Anatolia been important to the geography of language?

English was spread around the world through the establishment of British colonies.

The main difference between languages in the same family,branch,or group is how

The residents of Hong Kong,China are exposed to a lot of English especially because

What are the future prospects for different groups of non-English speakers in North America?

The Anatolian and Kurgan Hearth theories are both an explanation of language diffusing through

Discuss the implications of the increasing role of English as the world's lingua franca.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees,the roots of the trees below the surface represent

Thinking Geographically

Population

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Exam 5: Language

Russian is part of what language branch?

English is part of which language family?

French speakers in Québec have considered separation from Canada.

England's isolation as an island means that English developed free of influence from other languages.

A creolized language is

Indo-European divided into different branches because of isolation of different speakers.

Why do people in different regions of the United States speak English differently?

The predominant language branch of Russia and Central Europe is

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?

Tens of thousands of years ago,languages may have been joined together as

British and American English differ in all but which of the following?

Nearly half the people in the world speak an Indo-European language.

How may have people from Anatolia been important to the geography of language?

English was spread around the world through the establishment of British colonies.

The main difference between languages in the same family,branch,or group is how

The residents of Hong Kong,China are exposed to a lot of English especially because

What are the future prospects for different groups of non-English speakers in North America?

The Anatolian and Kurgan Hearth theories are both an explanation of language diffusing through

Discuss the implications of the increasing role of English as the world's lingua franca.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees,the roots of the trees below the surface represent

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

Filters