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After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:
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1. Understand the basic distribution of the world's living languages. |
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2. Explain how languages are classified. |
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3. Map the basic pattern of world languages. |
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4. Describe how languages spread, change, and evolve. |
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5. Cite examples of how language affects the cultural landscape. |
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6. Explain how religions are classified. |
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7. Describe the basic beliefs of the major world religions and map their historical expansion and current geographic distribution. |