APHG-U3.5-8-Quiz

language branch

Spanish French and Italian all developed from Latin and therefore belong to the same

Acculturation

A teenager from an immigrant family adopts local holidays while keeping traditions from home

Indo-European

More people speak languages from this family than any other on Earth

colonialism

French spread to West Africa primarily because of

dialects

People in Scotland and the American South pronounce words differently but remain mutually intelligible. They speak different

universalizing

Buddhism Christianity and Islam are examples of this type of religion

cultural hearth

Hinduism’s ______ is on the Indian subcontinent

lingua franca

Business speakers with different native languages use English as their

traits

Removing pork from a school lunch menu to respect beliefs reflects cultural

language divergence

Icelandic people left Norway over a thousand years ago. The two peoples speak different languages because of

Multiculturalism

A neighborhood where restaurants festivals and storefronts from many ethnic groups coexist

creolization

French blended with African languages to form Haitian. This process is called

language convergence

Neighboring languages begin sharing vocabulary and grammar over time. This form of language formation is called

toponyms

Sahara, Andes and Mississippi are examples of geographic names called

Ethnic

Judaism is commonly classified as this type of religion

assimilation

A child of immigrants speaks only English by adulthood