AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: LANGUAGE TEST BANK FINAL EXAM UPDATED 2024 -2025 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS COMPLETE DOCUMENT FOR STUDY Language and Example ~A set of sounds and symbols that is used for communication. Examples: English, French, Spanish, Basque*, Swedish What are two things languages do for different cultures? ~Reflects where a culture has been, what a culture values, and even how people in a culture think, describe, and experience things. ~:elps bind a cultural identity. Vocabulary ~Words used to describe new experiences, ideas, and feelings. Which governments had policies of forced assimilation in the twentieth century? ~American ~Canadian ~Australian ~Russian ~New Zealand Mutual =ntelligibility and Example~Ability of two people to understand each other when speaking. Examples: Spanish and Portuguese, Czech and Slovakian, Spanish and =talian, Finnish and Swedish :ow many languages are in =ndia? ~More than 600 languages. :ow many languages are in Africa? ~More than 1000 languages. Standard Language and Example ~A language that is published, widely distributed, and purposefully taught. Example: Quebec and French. Dialects and Example ~Regional characteristics of a language, most important aspect is vocabulary differences. Examples: American-English and British-English, American-English and =rish-English, American-English and Canadian-English. Syntax ~The manner in which words are arranged into sentences.