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Languages of Africa

Chapter 5 Review for Test APHG

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1) The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of A) the interplay between globalization and local diversity. B) the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. C) the role and spread of religion across much of the world. D) political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. Answer: A 2) A literary tradition is A) a form of a language used for official government business. B) a form of a language spoken in a particular area. C) a collection of languages related to each other. D) the written form of a language. E) the variety of dialects in a language. Answer: D 3) ________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States. A) French; Spanish B) Presidential government; parliamentary government

AP Human Geography Chapter 5 Sikorski Theory

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Ch. 5 Key Issue #3: Where are other language families distributed? Jacob Sikorski Different Language Families In Total Population 50% of people speak a language in the Indo-European Family (includes English, German, etc.) 20% of people speak a language in the Sino-Tibetan Family (most Chinese/Asiatic languages) Different Language Families (Cont.) Each of the following Language Families contain 5% of the world?s population Afro-Asiatic (Middle Eastern Languages) Austronesian (Southeastern Asia) Niger-Congo (Africa) Dravidian (India) 10% speak languages in smaller families Sino-Tibetan Family The languages of China and other, smaller, countries in Southeastern Asia. Sinitic Branch Mandarin ? most important Chinese language (3/4 population)

aphg_-_chapter_5_language.pptx

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APHG ? Chapter 5: LanguageFall 2013Mr. Guge, Instructor *Slides used from presentations by? Jane Martinez, Lake Region Senior High Mary Schubert, Hamilton High School Language Defined Organized system of spoken words by which people communicate with one another with mutual comprehension (Getis, 1985). Languages subtly gradate one to another. Dialects and other regional differences may eventually lead to incomprehensibility - a new language. Migration and Isolation explain how a single language can later become two or more. Geographer?s Perspective on Language Language is an essential element of culture, possibly the most important medium by which culture is transmitted.

AP Human Geo ch 5

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Language Preservation Key Concept 4 "Ame-kun" Key Terms Extinct Languages: A language once used that is no longer spoken or read on a daily basis Isolated Languages: A language unrelated and not attached to any other languages or language families Lingua Franca: A language used in international communication, like English Pidgin Language: A simplified form of a lingua franca that uses fewer grammar rules the bare basics Why Languages Are Preserved

Chapter 5 outline

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Languages of Oceania
Languages of Hong Kong
Languages of Malaysia
Languages of Taiwan
Languages of Macau
Languages of the Philippines
Mandarin Chinese
Trans-cultural diffusion
English language
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Language isolate
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chapter 5

Chapter 5 Origin and Diffusion of English- *English is spoken fluently by one-half billion people, more then any language except Mandarin. *Mandarin is clustered in China, while English has diffused world wide. *English is an official language in 50 countries English Colonies: *Distribution of English is because of migrants from England *English is an official language in almost all of its past colonies *English first diffused west --> went to N. America in 17th century *English beat France in a battle in 18th century--secured English as a principal language in N.America

Rubenstein Ch. 5

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Key Issue 2: Why is English Related to Other Languages? Indo-European Branches Language Family - a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history Language Branch - a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed several thousand years ago Indo European is divided into eight branches. Large numbers of people speaks the first four, Indo-Iranian, Romance, Germanic, and Balto-Slavic. They are clustered in South Asia, southwestern Europe and Latin America, northwestern Europe and North America, and Eastern Europe. English and German are closely related. They are part of a language group West Germanic – they are structurally similar and have many words in common.

History

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Chapters 1 ? 16 AP TEST Review Know all P.E.R.S.I.A.N. information from your notes/reading on each thing listed; plus whatever is listed as additional specific information after that topic. Anatolia 11th Century ? Turks Africa Christian areas Islam Mali Swahili Timbuktu Zimbabwe Ancient Neolithic Revolution- associated with agriculture. Hammurabi?s code- on a black pillar it provided judges with a lengthy set of examples illustrating the principles they were to employ when deciding cases. China Mongols Plague Europe Crusades: 4th Crusade Gothic architecture Guilds Hundred Year?s War Magna Carta Medieval: economy, social roles and structures, women, literature, city structures, technological advances Renaissance: printing press India Caste System
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