What is your first name?

What is your last name?

Every European country is dominated by Indo-European speakers except for

Spain, Italy, Portugal

France, Switzerland, Germany

Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Estonia, Finland, Hungary

Russian, Czech, Slovak

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The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how

recently in time the languages were once the same.

closely the speakers of each language live to one other.

they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.

similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.

they all emerged at the same point in history, according to religious theory.

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A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a

dialect.

language branch.

language family.

language group.

language root.

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A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

dialect.

language branch.

language family.

language group.

language root.

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The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is

Indo-European.

Austro-Asiatic.

Indo-Iranian.

Mandarin.

Sino-Tibetan.

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The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of

the interplay between globalization and local diversity.

the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.

the role and spread of religion across much of the world.

the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.

political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions.

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The two largest language families in the world are

Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.

Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.

Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan.

Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan.

Altaic and Nilo-Saharan.

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When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

dialects.

language groups.

language families.

possible prehistoric superfamilies.

language sects.

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The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is

Indo-European.

Indo-Iranian.

Mandarin.

Sino-Tibetan.

Austro-Asiatic.

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The charts or diagrams in this chapter indicate that the percentage of Altaic language speakers in the world is greater than the percentage speaking ________ languages.

Sino-Tibetan

Austro-Asiatic

Indo-European

Niger Congo

Austronesian

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The diagrams in this chapter show that the percentage of Sino-Tibetan speakers in the world is less than the percentage speaking ________ languages.

Austronesian

Altaic

Indo-European

Dravidian

Niger-Congo

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The second most widely spoken language family in Europe is

Balto-Slavic.

Uralic.

Romance.

Indo-European.

Celtic.

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