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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Chap 6 Religion
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Religion is a good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because
migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area.
religion always represents the most traditional worldviews of a population.
many people follow more than one religion.
all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible.
religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others.
Christianity is divided into major branches. Those branches are
Christian and Protestant
Sunni and Shiite
Christian, Protestant, and Orthodox
Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox
Orthodox, Reformed, and Liberal
Pilgrimage is an important ritual in many faiths. Which city is an important destination for Islam?
Makkah
Jerusalem
Damascus
Riyadh
Istanbul
The world's largest ethnic religion is
Confucianism.
Daoism.
Hinduism.
Shintoism.
Islam.
Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?
having a Roman Catholic majority
having a Protestant majority
location relative to the Equator
Ethnic religions make up the majority in one but not the other.
Latin America has more Protestants, Jews, and Muslims.
The maps and diagrams in this chapter help us surmise that a person from northern Germany is more likely to be an adherent of
Protestantism.
Roman Catholicism.
Judaism.
Eastern Orthodoxy.
a fundamentalist Christian sect.
Analysis of the charts in this chapter indicates that in the world population,
more than half of the people are nonreligious.
less than one-fifth of the people are non-religious.
more than half of the people are Christian.
about half of the people are Muslim.
about two-thirds of the people are Christian.
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
branch.
denomination.
sect.
dialect.
family.
The dominant branch of Islam is
Druze.
Eastern Orthodoxy.
Sikh.
Sunni.
Shiite.
Examples of ethnic religions include
Daoism and Christianity.
Daoism, Confucianism, and Judaism.
Confucianism, Islam, and Buddhism.
Buddhism, Judaism, and Hinduism.
Hinduism and Buddhism.
Both universalizing and ethnic religions
appeal primarily to one group of people living in one place.
can diffuse to different populations around the world.
attempt to be global and appeal to all people.
can be expressed as Christianity and Islam.
arose from changes in the physical environment.
Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham?
Eastern Orthodox
Buddhism
Shiite
Sunni
Judaism
Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Shintoism
Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism
remained primarily concentrated in one region of the world.
was not begun by an individual founder and then diffused elsewhere.
was founded in China.
worships more than one god.
diffused primarily by colonization.
Cosmogony differs among religions. Which of the following would we be more likely to classify as a characteristic cosmogony of an ethnic religion?
The laws of God take precedence over the laws of nature.
Priests travel across the world to establish missions on remote islands.
A religious leader proclaims that you should control your environment through your relationship with God and be maximally productive.
The religious calendar is based largely on seasonal changes in a particular region.
The adherents of a church pledge that they will not support warfare in any form.
Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of
Roman Catholics from Latin America.
Roman Catholics from the northeastern United States.
Roman Catholics from Ireland.
Protestants to the north.
Protestants to the east.
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
the West Bank a Palestinian-controlled area.
Jerusalem to be a holy city for three major religions.
that groups of Christians and Jews will not start touring Mecca and Medina.
that groups of Christians and Jews will tour Jerusalem.
Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
Some of the violence linked to religion in Israel and Palestine is also linked to
the immigration of Tibetan Buddhists into the area.
the ordination of women as leaders in some Protestant Christian denominations.
the existence of Mecca and Medina.
a belief in the equitable sharing of resources regardless of religious affiliation.
ethnic groups, resources, and disputes over the control of land.
1) With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment,
few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment.
religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment.
religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group.
all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin.
religious ideas nearly all arise from changes in the physical environment.
Which of the following best describes the situation of religion in Tibet?
Only a few practice Buddhism; the majority observe Confucianism.
Tibetan leaders have a high degree of local control over the policies of their province.
The population has become almost entirely atheist since the Chinese invasion.
Its spiritual leader is in exile and the government discourages observance.
Freedom of religion is protected by provincial law.
Protestants in Ireland are
dispersed throughout the island.
recent immigrants from Great Britain.
highly clustered in one part of the island.
highly integrated with the Roman Catholic population.
ethnically English and not ethnically Irish.
The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet is the
Dalai Buddha.
Kublai Khan.
Prime Minister
Dalai Lama.
Buddha.
Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
The United Nations partition plan dividing Palestine placed Jerusalem under
a British Mandate.
Palestinian administration.
Israeli administration.
divided administration.
United Nations administration.
Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?
Men were beaten for shaving their beards.
Homosexuals were buried alive.
Prostitutes were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery.
Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off.
All of these answers are correct.
What types of religion do not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated?
Buddhism
Protestantism
Rome
A Mormon church located in a city in Ghana, Africa is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion:
Shinto
Italy
Animistic Tradition
Economic Law
Confucianism
Islam
female head coverings
Brazil
acculturation
What is a key difference between the migration of language and the migration of religion?
People will learn the language & religion of the new location.
People will learn the language of the new location, but not retain their religion.
People will learn the language of the new location, but retain their religion.
People will discard their own language and religion and fully assimilate into their new location.
Which one of the world's major religions has a founder that is not known due to the fact it originated during prehistory?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Which major religion has the least amount of adherents?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Latin America is overwhelmingly Christian due to...
the Industrial Revolution
the Protestant Reformation
the American Revolution
the Age of Exploration
An agnostic seeks...
an audience with a higher power.
empirical evidence to prove the existence of a higher power.
to convert others to their religion.
diffuse their system of beliefs to neighboring regions.
enlightenment and wisdom from church leaders.
About 50% of the world's Christians are...
Eastern Orthodox
Protestant
Baptist
Mormon
Roman Catholic
Buddhism is primarily found in...
Europe & Africa
East & Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe & Western Asia
Pacific Islands & South Asia
The world's largest ethnic religion is...
Judaism
Shintoism
Animism
Hinduism
Confucianism
The core Islamic belief of a Muslim taking a pilgrimage is called...
Salat
Ramadan
Zakat
Shahadah
Hajj
The goal of a Buddhist is...
to gain entrance to heaven
to seek forgiveness for misdeeds and acts committed against others.
to escape suffering and the endless cycle of reincarnation.
to follow the path put forth in the Ten Commandments.
Which historical figure is essential to Islam, Christianity & Judaism?
John
Moses
Ishmael
Abraham
Constantine
Which religion is not correctly paired with it's place of worship?
Christianity / church
Judaism / stupa
Islam / mosque
Hinduism / temple
Before it was officially designated as the nation of Israel it was known as...
Transjordan
Syria
Palestine
Pakistan
Lebanon
Groups such as ISIS and the Taliban feel their beliefs are the correct ones, while the views of ____________ are wrong.
Asia
Russia
Western nations
Arab nations
A fundamentalist believes...
in forming their own beliefs and customs regarding the religion they folllow.
in changing their ideology when shown to be incorrect.
in following their sacred text as closely as possible.
in interpreting religious text as it fits their circumstances.
Monotheistic religions believe in -
no gods
many gods
one god
the earth goddess
Polytheistic religions believe in -
no gods
many gods
one god
the earth goddess
Which religion is this symbol related to?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which religion is this symbol related to?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which religion is this symbol related to?
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which religion is this symbol related to?
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Which religion is this symbol related to?
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
In which region did Hinduism, Buddhism AND Sikhism all originate?
North America
the Middle East
South Asia
Oceania
Which of these is NOT a correct match of a religion to it's sacred writings?
Christianity/Bible
Judaism/Torah
Islam/Qur'an
Hinduism/Karma
Buddhism/Tipitaka
