AP Human Geography Chap.6 Religion
From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion?
churches remained open but played a limited role
The agricultural calendar is relatively unimportant to which type of religion?
universalizing
Lutherans are clustered in the _______________ United States.
upper midwestern
Which of the following best describes the situation of religion in Tibet?
?
The highest state of existence, and the ultimate reality of the universe, is known in Hinduism as __________. Brahman Kapila Bharata Kali Ahimsa
Brahman
Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?
Buddhism
Which of the following religions has its origins in South Asia and has spread to Southeast/East Asia?
Buddhism
Which of these religions is based, in part, on the belief that suffering emerges from our attachment to life and that all suffering can eventually be overcome? Sikhism Shinto Hinduism Islam Buddhism
Buddhism
What is the primary religion of Central and South America? Protestantism Indigenous Catholicism Judaism
Catholicism The predominant religion in Central and South America is Catholicism. This area of the world was colonized primarily by Spain, a Catholic country; therefore, these areas of the world account for 483 million people, or 41.3% of all Catholics.
Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to ...
Christianity
The combined followers of which two major religions account for about half of the global population?
Christianity and Islam
The Kaaba is located in which city?
Mecca
Which city is sacred, and only good Muslims may enter?
Mecca
Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?
Hinduism
What is the world's largest ethnic religion?
Hinduism
What religion is not monotheistic
Hinduism
In which of these regions of the world is Animism most likely to be practiced? I. South America II. Sub-Saharan Africa III. Eastern Europe IV. South Asia V. North America
I)South America 2)Sub-Saharan Africa 3)North America
The Ganges River is located in which country?
India
Varanasi is located in which country?
India
With about 200 million believers, the world's largest Muslim population is located in which country?
Indonesia
Which of the following countries has the highest proportion of Shia Muslims among its population?
Iran
The Hagia Sophia is located in which city?
Istanbul, Turkey
The Dome of the Rock is located in which city?
Jerusalem
The Western Wall is located in which city?
Jerusalem
What is a religion that is NON universalizing?
Judaism is one example
Roman Catholics are clustered in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas primarily because of ...
Migration from Latin America
Which of the following religions is most prevalent in the US state of Utah? Baptist Catholicism Lutheranism Methodist Mormonism
Mormonism Mormons make up 55% of the population of Utah. This is the most out of any state in the United States. The other religions, while found in minorities in Utah, are not the majority.
St. Basil's Cathedral is located in which city?
Moscow
Buddhism first emerged in which of the following regions? Tibet Southeast Asia Western China Eastern China Northern India
Northern India
Notre Dame Cathedral (or what's left of it) is located in which city?
Paris, France
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has its headquarters in which city?
Salt Lake City, Utah
The adherents of which religion live primarily in Japan, where it was formerly the official state religion? Sikhism Buddhism Confucianism Shinto Taoism
Shinto The adherents of Shinto reside primarily in Japan, where the religion was formerly the state religion. The citizens of Japan currently have full religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution of Japan.
Catholicism is most uniformly followed in __________. North Africa Western Europe Eastern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa South America
South America
The dominant branch of Islam is ____
Sunni
Which religions are the three most important in Lebanon?
The 3 important are Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Which of the following religions and churches would be a good example of a hierarchical religion?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Where is the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church?
Vatican City
Which of these is not a significant branch of Protestantism in the United States? These are all branches of Protestantism that exist in substantial numbers in the United States. Methodist Lutheran Presbyterian Episcopalian
These are all branches of Protestantism that exist in substantial numbers in the United States.
In what country would you find the Bible Belt?
United States
Although there are thousands of religions practiced throughout the world today, geographers classify all religions under which two specific categories?
Universalizing religions and ethnic religions
Lutheranism is an example of a Christian___
branch
The largest and most fundamental division within a religion is a ...
branch
The Islamic observance of Ramadan requires ___________.
a month of fasting during the day
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a ...
a sect
An ethnic religion is_____
appealing mostly to one group of people in one place.
Worship in Hinduism is most likely to take place____
at home
What is cosmogony?
beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
Animists believe that____
inanimate objects and natural events have spirits.
Baptists are clustered in the _________________ United States.
southern
Roman Catholics are clustered in the _________________ United States.
southern and western
The key religious divide between Scotland and England historically was __________.
that Scotland was largely Presbyterian, while England was largely Anglican
Which region of the United States is home to the majority of Baptists?
the Deep South