An analysis of more than 500 contemporary languages has demonstrated that the number of speech sounds in a language decreases systematically a. with the culture’s distance from Africa along migration routes. b. with the level of education of the population. c. according to the cultural values embedded in the language. d. with the level of assimilation into larger cultures.

In what ways did the compromise of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 differ from the missouri compromise? both compromises used the established 36°30′ parallel to determine if territories would become free or slave states. both compromises used the mason-dixon line to determine if the territories would become free or slave states. both compromises let territories use popular sovereignty to determine if they would become free or slave states. both compromises only granted congress the power to determine if territories would become free or slave states.