Cultural Knowledge Flashcards
1
Q
How many people speak Spanish globally?
A
Over 500 million.
2
Q
How many Spanish speakers reside in the U.S.?
A
Over 43 million.
3
Q
When did the Spaniards bring Spanish into the Americas?
A
Over 500 years ago.
4
Q
How many countries have Spanish as an official language?
A
20, including Puerto Rico.
5
Q
What areas outside of the Americas speak Spanish?
A
Spain, Guinea Ecuatorial, and Islas Filipinas.
6
Q
Other dialects in Mexico, Spain and Chile
A
Mexico = náhuatl
Spain = catalan
Chile = mapuche
7
Q
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth
A
un estado libre asociado
8
Q
Top 3, origins of U.S. Hispanic
A
Mexico - 63 %
Puerto Rico - 9.1 %
Cuba - 3.6%
