Human Geography CH 7 Practice Questions

6. In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the government in 1991 proclaimed that a condition for a judge to be appointed to the country's Islamic courts would be to wear a) a turban. b) a beard. c) sandals. d) a veil.

b) a beard.

9. Which of the following is NOT generally characteristic of an ethnic religion? a) found in a particular culture b) always polytheistic c) spatially concentrated d) does not seek outside converts

b) always polytheistic

4. Ethnic strife in former Soviet regions reflects the legacy of the Soviet policy of a) atheism. b) divide-and-diminish. c) multiculturalism. d) secular neglect of religion.

b) divide-and-diminish.

23. Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of ancestors, dragons, and tigers occupying the natural world, are associated with a) karma. b) feng-shui. c) Lamaism. d) monotheism.

b) feng-shui.

8. Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is a) a world religion. b) monotheistic. c) a missionary religion. d) polytheistic.

b) monotheistic.

50. The vote to partition Palestine was taken by a) Israel. b) the United Nations. c) Britain. d) the Ottoman Empire.

b) the United Nations.

37. The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam," is a) charitable giving. b) fasting during the holy month. c) the veil worn by Muslim women. d) the pilgrimage to Mecca.

d) the pilgrimage to Mecca.

41. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Christ's a) birth. b) first miracle. c) last supper. d) tomb.

d) tomb.

27. The Jews of Central Europe are known as a) Ashkenazim. b) Sephardim. c) Zionists. d) Orthodox.

a) Ashkenazim.

10. The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is a) Christianity. b) Islam. c) shamanism. d) Buddhism.

a) Christianity.

51. The revolution that destroyed the old order in Ethiopia created a new state on the African map called _____, dominantly Muslim and culturally distinct from the old empire of which it had been a part. a) Eritrea b) Botswana c) Sudan d) Uganda

a) Eritrea

40 The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in a) Europe. b) Africa. c) Southwest Asia. d) Southeast Asia.

a) Europe.

19. Buddhism has its source in a) India. b) Japan. c) China. d) Thailand.

a) India.

13. Hinduism arose in the _____ River Valley. a) Indus b) Ganges c) Brahmaputra d) Krishna

a) Indus

28. The concentration of religions in Switzerland is related to _____ boundaries. a) canton b) river basin c) ecozone d) school district

a) canton

55. Mel Gibson is a member of a movement which rejects a) developments in Catholicism resulting from the Second Vatican Council. b) the notion of the resurrection of Christ. c) the use of Latin in the Mass. d) movie-going as a sinful activity.

a) developments in Catholicism resulting from the Second Vatican Council.

15. The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is a) karma. b) monotheism. c) a detailed book of scripture. d) a violent ideology.

a) karma.

5. Persuasion will not lead people to change the language they speak, but it can induce them to a) profess adherence to a new faith. b) abandon their culture. c) abandon their economic activities. d) move to a new region.

a) profess adherence to a new faith.

45. The pagoda is the style of building most often associated with a) the Buddhist faith. b) the Jain faith. c) early Islam, prior to the mosque. d) the Parsee faith.

a) the Buddhist faith.

18. Hinduism has not spread by expansion diffusion in modern times, but at one time it did spread by relocation diffusion as a result of a) the transportation of Indian workers abroad during the colonial period. b) conquest by military groups. c) forced relocation by Islamic invaders. d) missionary activities overseas.

a) the transportation of Indian workers abroad during the colonial period.

12. The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the great religions and may have begun _____ years ago. a) 6,000 b) 4,000 c) 3,000 d) 1,500

b) 4,000

11. Islam is predominate in northern _____, while traditional religions are predominate in a) Europe b) Africa c) Asia d) North America

b) Africa

52. Which of the following Balkan association is INCORRECT? a) Slovenian - Catholic b) Croat - Orthodox c) Serbian - Cyrillic alphabet d) Montenegrins - Orthodox

b) Croat - Orthodox

33. The African country where a major cluster of Eastern Orthodox churches survive is a) Nigeria. b) Ethiopia. c) Algeria. d) Angola.

b) Ethiopia.

46. The major religion centered in New Orleans is a) Spanish Catholic. b) French Catholic. c) Lutheran. d) Baptist.

b) French Catholic.

3. The Yellow River is to Chinese Philosophy as the Indus River Valley is to _____ a) Christianity. b) Hinduism. c) Confucianism. d) Buddhism.

b) Hinduism.

16. Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose from the confrontation between Hinduism and a) Buddhism. b) Islam. c) Christianity. d) British colonial officials.

b) Islam.

34. Roman Catholicism Christianity was spread to Middle and South America by a) England. b) Spain. c) Portugal. d) Italy.

b) Spain.

22. Tibetan Buddhism is of the _____ type. a) Mahayana b) Vajrayana c) Theravada d) Zen

b) Vajrayana

44. Buddhist pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on a) the birthplace of Siddhartha Guatama. b) a Bodhi tree under which the Buddha taught. c) a Shrine to Krishna. d) the grave of the Buddha.

b) a Bodhi tree under which the Buddha taught.

39. Shamanism is an indigenous religion, and an intimate part of local culture and society. But not all traditional religions are shamanist. In which of the following regions have both Christianity and Islam failed to convert most of the people practicing a traditional religion? a) Southwest Asia b) Asia c) Africa d) South America

c) Africa

25. The Confucian Classics were the 13 texts that were the focus of education for 2,000 years in a) Japan. b) Afghanistan. c) China. d) India.

c) China.

36. Modern-day Shiah Islam dominates a region centered on a) Pakistan. b) Arabia. c) Iran. d) Indonesia.

c) Iran.

35. The youngest major religion is a) Hinduism. b) Judaism. c) Islam. d) Christianity.

c) Islam.

56. Rabbi Kahane and his followers are examples of a) Christian converts. b) peace activists. c) Jewish extremists. d) followers of the peaceful, syncretic Bahai faith.

c) Jewish extremists.

2. Religion persists in regions of the former Soviet Union with Azerbaijan seeing the continuation today of a) Orthodox Christianity. b) Roman Catholicism. c) Shiite Islam. d) Sunni Islam.

c) Shiite Islam.

24. The teachings of Lao-Tsu form the tenants of a) Confucianism. b) Hinduism. c) Taoism. d) Islam.

c) Taoism.

43. Jerusalem is to Christians as _____ is to Hindus. a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Varanasi d) Tokyo

c) Varanasi

31. The ideology of Zionism has as its goal a) the merger of Judaism with other religions. b) the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism. c) a homeland for the Jewish people. d) the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith.

c) a homeland for the Jewish people.

7. The belief that inanimate objects contain spirits is a) atheism. b) agnosticism. c) agrarianism. d) animism.

c) agrarianism.

1. The former Soviet Union adopted _____ as its official religion. a) Orthodox Christianity b) secular separation of church and state c) atheism d) official state Protestant church

c) atheism

26. Under Chinese communist rule (1949-present), Confucianism has a) been returned to after the colonial period. b) been used as the basis of an egalitarian Marxist civil service. c) been banned and suppressed. d) been limited to areas with non-Han minority populations.

c) been banned and suppressed.

14. One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it a) is so young. b) is a very simple religion. c) emerged without a prophet, book of scriptures, and without evolving a bureaucratic structure comparable to those of the Christian religions. d) has so few followers.

c) emerged without a prophet, book of scriptures, and without evolving a bureaucratic structure comparable to those of the Christian religions.

48. Which is NOT a feature of Islamic sacred architecture? a) minarets b) adoption of Roman models of design c) frescoes depicting the life of the prophet d) geometric and calligraphic ornamentation

c) frescoes depicting the life of the prophet

49. Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict? a) Israel - Palestine b) former Yugoslavia c) northern Ireland d) Nigeria

c) northern Ireland

20. The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Guatama, who came to be known as the Buddha (enlightened one) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to a) reject the eating of meat. b) acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle. c) speak out against the Hindu caste system. d) accept Karma.

c) speak out against the Hindu caste system.

29. By the year _____, Islam had diffused to the East Indies. a) 600 b) 700 c) 800 d) 1200

d) 1200

54. Northern Ireland, scene of Catholic-Protestant conflict, was partitioned by a) the United Nations. b) mutual agreement of the two conflicting parties. c) the Catholic Church through a Papal Nuncio. d) Britain.

d) Britain.

21. Buddhism thrives in all of the areas listed below EXCEPT a) Sri Lanka. b) Nepal and Tibet. c) Korea. d) India.

d) India.

38. The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is a) Iran. b) Pakistan. c) Egypt. d) Indonesia.

d) Indonesia.

17. The Indonesian island of Bali became a refuge for Hindu holy men, nobles, and intellectuals during the sixteenth century because a) volcanic eruptions drove them out of neighboring islands. b) droughts and famines swept India. c) Buddhism engulfed neighboring Sumatra. d) Islam engulfed neighboring Java.

d) Islam engulfed neighboring Java.

53. In the former Yugoslavia, Albanians are the dominate ethnic group in _____ a) Macedonia. b) Slovenia. c) Croatia. d) Kosovo.

d) Kosovo.

32. The largest constituency of Christianity is a) Protestant. b) Eastern Orthodox. c) Coptic. d) Roman Catholicism.

d) Roman Catholicism.

47. Which of the following U.S. regional association is INCORRECT? a) New England - Catholic b) South - Baptist c) Upper Midwest - Lutheran d) Southwest - Mormon

d) Southwest - Mormon

42. Jerusalem is a sacred place for a) Jews. b) Muslims. c) Christians. d) all of the above.

d) all of the above.

30. The diaspora of the Jews resulted from a) Moses' decision to leave Egypt. b) the Arab-Israeli conflict. c) the European holocaust of the Nazis. d) the Roman destruction of Jerusalem.

d) the Roman destruction of Jerusalem.