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AP Human Geography Chapter 5: Language and Religion Flashcards

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9949977341LanguageOrganized system of words spoken and comprended0
9949984651Language FamilyGroup of languages based on an earlier tongue1
9949991321ProtolanguageA recorded ancestral language2
9950014204SyntaxThe way words are put together in sentences or phrases3
9950024000Speech CommunityA group of people who speak a common language4
9950031082Standard LanguageThe accepted norms of vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation5
9950048174DialectsRecognizable variants in speech6
9950056198VernacularThe nonstandard language or dialect known or adopted by an area/group7
9950080132Linguistic GeographyThe study of character or pattern of dialects and languages8
9950092806IsoglossOuter limit of a dialect feature9
9950100177PidginA simplified language used for communicating across the board10
9950309933CreoleA pidgin that became an official language11
9950323238Lingua FrancaEstablished language used for communication for people who don't share the same language12
9950331610MultilingualismWhen a country uses two or more common languages13
9950364771Toponymsplace names14
9950366654ToponymyThe study of place names15
9950374585ReligionA group with common beliefs, understanding, expectations, and controls and separate them from others16
9950389850Universalizing ReligionsReligions that are constantly trying to transmit and share their beliefs with other17
9950396931Ethnic ReligionsReligions that are only in a certain territory or ethnic group18
9950405814AnimismBelief that there is life in inanimate objects19
9950411407ShamanismType of tribal religion that involve acceptance of a religious leader, healer, or worker that can interpret the spiritual world20
9950423563JudaismAn ethnic religion first developed by the Hebrews21
9950439731ChristianityA universalizing religion based on the teaching of Jesus and Scripture22
9950454839IslamA universalizing religion based on Allah and the prophet Mohammed's teachings23
9950476108HinduismAn Indian religion without central creed, organization, or doctrine24
9950491358SyncretismCombination of different beliefs25
9950493367BuddhismUniversalizing religion based on the teachings of Buddha26
9950508525ConfucianismReligion worshiping Confucius and following his teachings27
9950521646TaoismIdeology based on Tao (The Way)28
9950584250ShintoStructure of customs and rituals centering around Shinto29
9950602667SecularismAn indifference or rejection of religion or religious belief30

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