Question

a student is writing a report about the indo - european language family, a group of related languages. read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.

english has more than three hundred and forty million first language users, and german has ninety - five million first language users.

spanish, french, and romanian are descendants of latin, which was spoken in ancient rome.

the earliest attested member of the indo - european language family is hittite, which is now extinct.

latvian and lithuanian are spoken in areas east and southeast of the baltic sea.

Explanation:

• English has more than three hundred and forty million first language users, and German has ninety - five million first language users: This information is about the number of people who speak these languages as their first language, which directly relates to the "Speaker populations" section.
• Spanish, French, and Romanian are descendants of Latin, which was spoken in ancient Rome: This is about the origin and historical development of these languages (as descendants of Latin from ancient Rome), so it fits the "History" section.
• The earliest attested member of the Indo - European language family is Hittite, which is now extinct: This is about the historical record (earliest attested) and the state (now extinct) of a language in the family, so it belongs to the "History" section.
• Latvian and Lithuanian are spoken in areas east and southeast of the Baltic Sea: This is about the geographical location where these languages are spoken, so it fits the "Geographic distribution" section.

Answer:

• English and German language users: Speaker populations
• Spanish, French, Romanian and Latin: History
• Hittite: History
• Latvian and Lithuanian: Geographic distribution