AP Human Geo: Language Flashcards
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| 8227982273 | Language | system of communication through the use of speech, sounds, gestures, or marks | 0 | |
| 8227986036 | Dialect | regional variation of a language reflecting environmental features that are distinguished by distinctive vocab, spelling, and pronounciation | 1 | |
| 8227998113 | Language Family | a collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history | 2 | |
| 8228004316 | Indo European | Most common language family | 3 | |
| 8228014368 | Language Branch | a collection of languages that possess a definite common origin but has split into individual languages | 4 | |
| 8228019542 | Language Group | collection of languages within a branch sharing a common origin in the recent past and have relatively similiar grammar and vocab | 5 | |
| 8228028512 | Hindi | most prevalent language spoken in india | 6 | |
| 8228037519 | Top 5 widely spoken languages (in order) | 1. Chinese 2. Spanish 3. English 4. Hindi 5. Arabic | 7 |