9949977341 | Language | Organized system of words spoken and comprended | 0 | |
9949984651 | Language Family | Group of languages based on an earlier tongue | 1 | |
9949991321 | Protolanguage | A recorded ancestral language | 2 | |
9950014204 | Syntax | The way words are put together in sentences or phrases | 3 | |
9950024000 | Speech Community | A group of people who speak a common language | 4 | |
9950031082 | Standard Language | The accepted norms of vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation | 5 | |
9950048174 | Dialects | Recognizable variants in speech | 6 | |
9950056198 | Vernacular | The nonstandard language or dialect known or adopted by an area/group | 7 | |
9950080132 | Linguistic Geography | The study of character or pattern of dialects and languages | 8 | |
9950092806 | Isogloss | Outer limit of a dialect feature | 9 | |
9950100177 | Pidgin | A simplified language used for communicating across the board | 10 | |
9950309933 | Creole | A pidgin that became an official language | 11 | |
9950323238 | Lingua Franca | Established language used for communication for people who don't share the same language | 12 | |
9950331610 | Multilingualism | When a country uses two or more common languages | ![]() | 13 |
9950364771 | Toponyms | place names | 14 | |
9950366654 | Toponymy | The study of place names | 15 | |
9950374585 | Religion | A group with common beliefs, understanding, expectations, and controls and separate them from others | 16 | |
9950389850 | Universalizing Religions | Religions that are constantly trying to transmit and share their beliefs with other | 17 | |
9950396931 | Ethnic Religions | Religions that are only in a certain territory or ethnic group | 18 | |
9950405814 | Animism | Belief that there is life in inanimate objects | 19 | |
9950411407 | Shamanism | Type of tribal religion that involve acceptance of a religious leader, healer, or worker that can interpret the spiritual world | 20 | |
9950423563 | Judaism | An ethnic religion first developed by the Hebrews | 21 | |
9950439731 | Christianity | A universalizing religion based on the teaching of Jesus and Scripture | 22 | |
9950454839 | Islam | A universalizing religion based on Allah and the prophet Mohammed's teachings | 23 | |
9950476108 | Hinduism | An Indian religion without central creed, organization, or doctrine | 24 | |
9950491358 | Syncretism | Combination of different beliefs | 25 | |
9950493367 | Buddhism | Universalizing religion based on the teachings of Buddha | 26 | |
9950508525 | Confucianism | Religion worshiping Confucius and following his teachings | 27 | |
9950521646 | Taoism | Ideology based on Tao (The Way) | 28 | |
9950584250 | Shinto | Structure of customs and rituals centering around Shinto | 29 | |
9950602667 | Secularism | An indifference or rejection of religion or religious belief | 30 |
AP Human Geography Chapter 5: Language and Religion Flashcards
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