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AP Human Geography Chap 6 Religion

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Religion is a good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

a)

migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area.

b)

religion always represents the most traditional worldviews of a population.

c)

many people follow more than one religion.

d)

all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible.

e)

religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others.

2.

Christianity is divided into major branches. Those branches are

a)

Christian and Protestant

b)

Sunni and Shiite

c)

Christian, Protestant, and Orthodox

d)

Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox

e)

Orthodox, Reformed, and Liberal

3.

Pilgrimage is an important ritual in many faiths. Which city is an important destination for Islam?

a)

Makkah

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Damascus

d)

Riyadh

e)

Istanbul

4.

The world's largest ethnic religion is

a)

Confucianism.

b)

Daoism.

c)

Hinduism.

d)

Shintoism.

e)

Islam.

5.

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

a)

having a Roman Catholic majority

b)

having a Protestant majority

c)

location relative to the Equator

d)

Ethnic religions make up the majority in one but not the other.

e)

Latin America has more Protestants, Jews, and Muslims.

6.

The maps and diagrams in this chapter help us surmise that a person from northern Germany is more likely to be an adherent of

a)

Protestantism.

b)

Roman Catholicism.

c)

Judaism.

d)

Eastern Orthodoxy.

e)

a fundamentalist Christian sect.

7.

Analysis of the charts in this chapter indicates that in the world population,

a)

more than half of the people are nonreligious.

b)

less than one-fifth of the people are non-religious.

c)

more than half of the people are Christian.

d)

about half of the people are Muslim.

e)

about two-thirds of the people are Christian.

8.

A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a

a)

branch.

b)

denomination.

c)

sect.

d)

dialect.

e)

family.

9.

The dominant branch of Islam is

a)

Druze.

b)

Eastern Orthodoxy.

c)

Sikh.

d)

Sunni.

e)

Shiite.

10.

Examples of ethnic religions include

a)

Daoism and Christianity.

b)

Daoism, Confucianism, and Judaism.

c)

Confucianism, Islam, and Buddhism.

d)

Buddhism, Judaism, and Hinduism.

e)

Hinduism and Buddhism.

11.

Both universalizing and ethnic religions

a)

appeal primarily to one group of people living in one place.

b)

can diffuse to different populations around the world.

c)

attempt to be global and appeal to all people.

d)

can be expressed as Christianity and Islam.

e)

arose from changes in the physical environment.

12.

Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shiite

d)

Sunni

e)

Judaism

13.

Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

e)

Shintoism

14.

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism

a)

remained primarily concentrated in one region of the world.

b)

was not begun by an individual founder and then diffused elsewhere.

c)

was founded in China.

d)

worships more than one god.

e)

diffused primarily by colonization.

15.

Cosmogony differs among religions. Which of the following would we be more likely to classify as a characteristic cosmogony of an ethnic religion?

a)

The laws of God take precedence over the laws of nature.

b)

Priests travel across the world to establish missions on remote islands.

c)

A religious leader proclaims that you should control your environment through your relationship with God and be maximally productive.

d)

The religious calendar is based largely on seasonal changes in a particular region.

e)

The adherents of a church pledge that they will not support warfare in any form.

16.

Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of

a)

Roman Catholics from Latin America.

b)

Roman Catholics from the northeastern United States.

c)

Roman Catholics from Ireland.

d)

Protestants to the north.

e)

Protestants to the east.

17.

Given Muslim perspectives on sacred spaces in the Middle East, politicians in the region have been wary of inviting further religious-fueled conflict by proclaiming

a)

the West Bank a Palestinian-controlled area.

b)

Jerusalem to be a holy city for three major religions.

c)

that groups of Christians and Jews will not start touring Mecca and Medina.

d)

that groups of Christians and Jews will tour Jerusalem.

e)

Jerusalem the capital of Israel.

18.

Some of the violence linked to religion in Israel and Palestine is also linked to

a)

the immigration of Tibetan Buddhists into the area.

b)

the ordination of women as leaders in some Protestant Christian denominations.

c)

the existence of Mecca and Medina.

d)

a belief in the equitable sharing of resources regardless of religious affiliation.

e)

ethnic groups, resources, and disputes over the control of land.

19.

1) With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment,

a)

few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment.

b)

religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment.

c)

religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group.

d)

all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin.

e)

religious ideas nearly all arise from changes in the physical environment.

20.

Which of the following best describes the situation of religion in Tibet?

a)

Only a few practice Buddhism; the majority observe Confucianism.

b)

Tibetan leaders have a high degree of local control over the policies of their province.

c)

The population has become almost entirely atheist since the Chinese invasion.

d)

Its spiritual leader is in exile and the government discourages observance.

e)

Freedom of religion is protected by provincial law.

21.

Protestants in Ireland are

a)

dispersed throughout the island.

b)

recent immigrants from Great Britain.

c)

highly clustered in one part of the island.

d)

highly integrated with the Roman Catholic population.

e)

ethnically English and not ethnically Irish.

22.

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet is the

a)

Dalai Buddha.

b)

Kublai Khan.

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Dalai Lama.

e)

Buddha.

23.

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

e)

Judaism

24.

The United Nations partition plan dividing Palestine placed Jerusalem under

a)

a British Mandate.

b)

Palestinian administration.

c)

Israeli administration.

d)

divided administration.

e)

United Nations administration.

25.

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?

a)

Men were beaten for shaving their beards.

b)

Homosexuals were buried alive.

c)

Prostitutes were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery.

d)

Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off.

e)

All of these answers are correct.

26.

What types of religion do not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated? 

a)
Universal
b)
Global
c)
Animist
d)
Ethnic
27.
Which of the following region is an ethnic religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)

Buddhism

e)

Protestantism

28.
Which of the following cities is a holy place to three of the world's main religions?
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Delhi
e)

Rome

29.
A Hindu temple located in Texas is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion?
a)
expansion
b)
hierarchical
c)
contagious
d)
relocation
30.

A Mormon church located in a city in Ghana, Africa is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion:

a)
expansion
b)
relocation
c)
hierarchical
d)
maladaptive
31.
Which of the following religions is most closely associated with proselytism?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Sikhism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
e)

Shinto

32.
In which of the following countries are inhabitants subject to Sharia law?
a)
Venezuela 
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Turkey
d)
Saudi Arabia
e)

Italy

33.
The prohibition that forbids Hindus from slaughtering or consuming beef is  is an example of a(n):
a)
Sharia Law
b)
Religious Proscription
c)
Ethnic Conflict
d)

Animistic Tradition

e)

Economic Law

34.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Sikhism
d)

Confucianism

35.
The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of the following religions?
a)
Judaism
b)
Animism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
e)

Islam

36.
All of the following are traits common to Muslim regions of the world except:
a)
fasting
b)
pilgrimage
c)
polytheism
d)
daily ritual prayers
e)

female head coverings

37.
Which of the following countries was the site of violent religious conflicts between Catholic and Protestant groups throughout much of the 20th century:
a)
Canada
b)
Ireland
c)
Switzerland
d)
Greece
e)

Brazil

38.
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:
a)
partisanship
b)
fundamentalism
c)
syncretism
d)
secularism
e)

acculturation

39.
The three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.
a)
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
b)
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
c)
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
d)
Catholicism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
40.

What is a key difference between the migration of language and the migration of religion?

a)

People will learn the language & religion of the new location.

b)

People will learn the language of the new location, but not retain their religion.

c)

People will learn the language of the new location, but retain their religion.

d)

People will discard their own language and religion and fully assimilate into their new location.

41.

Which one of the world's major religions has a founder that is not known due to the fact it originated during prehistory?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

e)

Christianity

42.

Which major religion has the least amount of adherents?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

e)

Islam

43.

Latin America is overwhelmingly Christian due to...

a)

the Industrial Revolution

b)

the Protestant Reformation

c)

the American Revolution

d)

the Age of Exploration

44.

An agnostic seeks...

a)

an audience with a higher power.

b)

empirical evidence to prove the existence of a higher power.

c)

to convert others to their religion.

d)

diffuse their system of beliefs to neighboring regions.

e)

enlightenment and wisdom from church leaders.

45.

About 50% of the world's Christians are...

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Protestant

c)

Baptist

d)

Mormon

e)

Roman Catholic

46.

Buddhism is primarily found in...

a)

Europe & Africa

b)

East & Southeast Asia

c)

Eastern Europe & Western Asia

d)

Pacific Islands & South Asia

47.

The world's largest ethnic religion is...

a)

Judaism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Animism

d)

Hinduism

e)

Confucianism

48.

The core Islamic belief of a Muslim taking a pilgrimage is called...

a)

Salat

b)

Ramadan

c)

Zakat

d)

Shahadah

e)

Hajj

49.

The goal of a Buddhist is...

a)

to gain entrance to heaven

b)

to seek forgiveness for misdeeds and acts committed against others.

c)

to escape suffering and the endless cycle of reincarnation.

d)

to follow the path put forth in the Ten Commandments.

50.

Which historical figure is essential to Islam, Christianity & Judaism?

a)

John

b)

Moses

c)

Ishmael

d)

Abraham

e)

Constantine

51.

Which religion is not correctly paired with it's place of worship?

a)

Christianity / church

b)

Judaism / stupa

c)

Islam / mosque

d)

Hinduism / temple

52.

Before it was officially designated as the nation of Israel it was known as...

a)

Transjordan

b)

Syria

c)

Palestine

d)

Pakistan

e)

Lebanon

53.

Groups such as ISIS and the Taliban feel their beliefs are the correct ones, while the views of ____________ are wrong.

a)

Asia

b)

Russia

c)

Western nations

d)

Arab nations

54.

A fundamentalist believes...

a)

in forming their own beliefs and customs regarding the religion they folllow.

b)

in changing their ideology when shown to be incorrect.

c)

in following their sacred text as closely as possible.

d)

in interpreting religious text as it fits their circumstances.

55.

Monotheistic religions believe in -

a)

no gods

b)

many gods

c)

one god

d)

the earth goddess

56.

Polytheistic religions believe in -

a)

no gods

b)

many gods

c)

one god

d)

the earth goddess

57.

Which religion is this symbol related to?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

58.

Which religion is this symbol related to?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

59.

Which religion is this symbol related to?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

60.

Which religion is this symbol related to?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

61.

Which religion is this symbol related to?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

62.

In which region did Hinduism, Buddhism AND Sikhism all originate?

a)

North America

b)

the Middle East

c)

South Asia

d)

Oceania

63.

Which of these is NOT a correct match of a religion to it's sacred writings?

a)

Christianity/Bible

b)

Judaism/Torah

c)

Islam/Qur'an

d)

Hinduism/Karma

e)

Buddhism/Tipitaka