AP Human Geography

The first learning objective was to identify the 10 most popular languages spoken in the world. Chinese Spanish English Hindi Arabic Bengali Portuguese Russian Japanese Lahnda The second learning objective was introduction to world languages. -family -branch     > Hearth, origin, diffusion, etc. -group      1.) Discuss the various ways that languages are classified (institutional, official, developing, vigorous).   Languages are classified as either institutional, official, developing, or vigorous. Institutional means the language is used in education, work, mass media, and government. Official languages are used by the government for reports, laws, and public objects like road signs, money, and stamps. Developing languages are spoken in daily use by people of all ages, from children to elderly individuals. These languages also have a literary tradition, though literature in the language may not be widely distributed. Vigorous...

1.  From the pull-down menu “choose a language”, choose a LANGUAGE which shares the same letter as the first letter in your FIRST NAME.  For example “Mike” chooses Macedonian. Zulu (write name of LANGUAGE here) READ THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN LANGUAGE 2.  What language FAMILY does your language belong to?       Niger-Congo 3.  What language BRANCH does your language belong to (if applicable)?      Benue-Congo ·         (IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE WRITE N/A IN THE BLANK) Drop down to the “Status” bar 4.  In what countries is your language primarily spoken? (List the THREE most populous)             Country                                         Number of People Who Speak the Language i...

1) compare the diffusion of TV and the internet? 2) What parts of the world have the largest numbers of tv users? What areas have the lowest? 3) what parts of the world have the largest number of internet users? What parts have the lowest? 4) What are some of the challenges associated with limited or blocked access to the internet? What areas of the world have free access to the internet? Partly free? Not free? 5) if you lived in a “not free” country what use of electronic media would get you in trouble? 6) Explain the connection between access to electronic media and the diffusion of popular culture. 1. tv originated in UK, France, Germany, Japan, Soviet Union, and the United States but now most developing countries are at the same ownership rate and the original countries. diffusion of the internet happened way faster than diffusion of tv 2. developed countries have the most and the developing countries have the least. 3. developed countries have the most and the developing ...

1. Define Folk Culture according to the article. A folk culture is a small, self-reliant community that is technologically simple and traditional in nature. 2. What is the main idea of the article? How one folk culture has successfully resisted acculturation and assimilation into the dominant mainstream culture of North America for more than 2 centuries. 3. What is the typical fertility rate of the Amish? 7 4. Describe the lifestyle of the Amish.They lead a simple lifestyle based on self-sufficiency and a rich sense of interdependent community that has changed very little in the past 3 centuries. 5. What is “separation.” Their policy of separation is based on scriptural admonitions to be a separate people and not conform to the worlds system. 6. What is one of the most important value ingrained in the Amish? Gemeinshaft which means a strong sense of community 7. What is the main goal of Amish education? To learn the skills needed to live productive lives within the Amish comm...