APHG Ch 6 Key Issues 1 & 2

A religion that is spatially widespread and philosophically inclusive of all potential adherents is described as a(n) ________ religion. * 1 point A) universalizing B) folk C) ethnic D) tribal E) animistic

A

A ________ is a large and fundamental division within a religion * 1 point A) branch B) denomination C) sect D) dialect E) family

A

Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to * 1 point A) Christianity. B) Roman Catholicism. C) Protestantism. D) Eastern Orthodoxy. E) Fundamentalist and nondenominational Christian churches.

A

Analysis of the below map indicates that in South America * 1 point Captionless Image A) nearly all of the people are Christian. B) the great majority of the people are non-religious. C) nearly all of the people practice folk religions. D) the population is almost equally divided between Christians and Muslims. E) about one- fourth of the people are Christian, one- fourth non-religious, and the remainder practice folks religions.

A

Given the colonial history of each continent, which characteristic distinguishes religion in South America from North America? * 1 point 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.

A

Using the below map, observe in Canada that * 1 point Captionless Image A) Nunavut is almost entirely Protestant. B) Yukon is almost entirely Catholic. C) Newfoundland and Labrador is almost equally divided between Catholics and Protestants. D) British Columbia is almost equally divided between Catholics and Protestants. E) British Columbia is almost equally divided between people who are Catholic and people who are not affiliated with a religion.

A

When geographers study the sites where religions originated as well as the processes by which those religions diffused to other locations, they are focusing on the * 1 point A) spatial connections in religion. B) geo-religious linkages of culture. C) role of history in the social sciences. D) lack of spatial connections in religion. E) loss of historical processes in the formations of religions.

A

Which is NOT an ethnic Asian religion? * 1 point A) Buddhism B) Confucianism C) Shintoism D) Daoism E) Hinduism

A

________ is a belief that the existence of God cannot be proven empirically. * 1 point A) Agnosticism B) Atheism C) Unaffiliation D) Assimilation E) Amalgamation

A

________ is the founder of Buddhism. * 1 point A) Siddhartha Gautama B) Dalai Lama C) Lao-Zi D) Confucius E) Guru Nanak

A

A number of local congregations united in a single legal and administrative body is a * 1 point A) branch. B) denomination. C) sect. D) dialect. E) family.

B

Although the Ganges is the most holy river for Hindus, the religion evolved around which river valley? * 1 point A) Brahamputra B) Indus C) Narmada D) Krishna E) Godavari

B

An ethnic religion is * 1 point A) based on only one language. B) appealing mostly to one group of people in one place. C) based on belief in one particular spiritual leader. D) younger than a universalizing religion. E) more peaceful than a universalizing religion.

B

Analysis of the below figure indicates that in the world population * 1 point Captionless Image 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.

B

Analysis of the below map indicates that the four global regions with the most diverse religious composition include all but which of the following regions? * 1 point A) East Asia B) North America C) South Asia D) Southeast Asia E) Sub-Saharan Africa

B

Both universalizing and ethnic religions * 1 point 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.

B

Chinese traditional religions are ________, in that they combine several traditions. * 1 point A) Spiritist B) Syncretic C) Synchronized D) Animistic E) Shamanistic

B

Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham? * 1 point A) Eastern Orthodox B) Mahayana C) Shi'ite D) Sunni E) Judaism

B

For most of the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been * 1 point A) highly clustered in present-day Israel. B) dispersed around the world. C) concentrated in the United States. D) forced to live in ghettos. E) nomads herding sheep.

B

Lutheranism is an example of a Christian * 1 point A) branch. B) denomination. C) religion. D) sect. E) family.

B

Protestantism originated with * 1 point A) the rivalry between the Pope of Rome and the Patriarchy of Constantinople. B) the principles of Reformation and the theses of Martin Luther. C) Ferdinand and Isabella funding Columbus. D) the Potato Famine. E) the Black Plague

B

The world's four largest religions in terms of total number of adherents include all but which of the following? * 1 point A) Christianity B) Sikhism C) Hinduism D) Judaism E) Islam

B

The world's largest universalizing religion is * 1 point A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. E) Shintoism.

B

Using the map below, observe that Islam diffused initially to * 1 point Captionless Image A) Southwest Asia, Northeast Asia, and South Asia. B) Southwest Asia and North Africa. C) West Africa, Southwest Asia, and Europe. D) North Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. E) Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia.

B

Using the map below, observe that in Germany * 1 point Captionless Image A) Catholics are the majority in the north, while Protestants are the majority in the west and southeast. B) Catholics are the majority in the west and southeast, while Protestants are the majority in the north. C) the majority are nonreligious in the center and north, while Catholics are the majority in the south. D) Protestants account for the majority in every region of the country. E) Catholics are the majority throughout the country.

B

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through * 1 point A) contagious diffusion. B) hierarchical diffusion. C) relocation diffusion. D) expansion diffusion. E) military conquest.

C

France's large Muslim population is largely a result of * 1 point A) French policy to encourage diversification. B) French policy to attract guest workers. C) emigration from former French colonies. D) emigration from Southwest Asian countries. E) French policy to encourage equal representation of religions.

C

Juche is a young religion confined to * 1 point A) Vietnam. B) Laos. C) North Korea. D) South Korea. E) Taiwan.

C

One of the most significant pull factors causing Jewish migration was * 1 point A) the internationalization of Jerusalem in 1946. B) the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. C) the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. D) the development of successful irrigation techniques in the desert. E) the beginning of the Cold War.

C

The split between the Roman Catholic branch and the Orthodox branch of Christianity was due to a(n) * 1 point A) unmanageable territory of the Roman Empire. B) migration of the Orthodox Christians east. C) rivalry between the Pope of Rome and the Patriarchy of Constantinople. D) presence of a large Jewish diaspora in Rome. E) diffusion of Islam.

C

This ethnic religion has the most adherents. * 1 point A) Judaism B) Zoroastrianism C) Hinduism D) Jainism E) Sikhism

C

Using the below map, observe that Protestants in Ireland are * 1 point Captionless Image 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.

C

Using the map below, what logical conclusion might explain the higher prevalence of Buddhism in the west coast counties of the United States? * 1 point Captionless Image A) reverence for the ocean B) sacred sites associated with deserts in the SW C) destination of migrants from East and Southeast Asia D) displacement from east coast counties based on legal policies E) seasonal migration from China

C

________ is the lingua franca of the Muslim world. * 1 point A) Aramaic B) Hebrew C) Arabic D) Farsi E) English

C

Animism is * 1 point A) the reverence of all mammals. B) the combined reverence of mammals and birds. C) the belief that cows are sacred. D) the belief that inanimate objects and natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life. E) another term for vegetarianism.

D

Chinese tradition and African traditional represent which type of religion? * 1 point A) unaffiliated B) universalizing C) ethnic D) folk E) syncretic

D

Southwest Asia and Western Europe are major destinations for Muslim migrants because * 1 point A) individual government policies seek to add to their work force. B) of well-established guest worker programs. C) of educational opportunities in these countries. D) economic opportunities are better than in country of origin. E) political participation is greater than in country of origin.

D

The core of Islamic beliefs rests on * 1 point A) the Four Noble Truths. B) the Eightfold Path. C) the 95 theses of reformation. D) the Five Pillars. E) the Four Gospels.

D

Using the below map, observe that Muslims are clustered in * 1 point Captionless Image A) Southwestern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and parts of South Asia. B) Southwestern Asia, North Africa, South America, and parts of North America. C) Eastern Europe, North America, South Asia, and parts of Russia, China, and Japan. D) East Asia, South Asia, and North Africa. E) Southwestern Asia, North Africa, and parts of South Asia and Southeastern Asia.

D

Using the below map, what explains the disappearance of African traditional religions between 1900 and 2010? * 1 point Captionless Image A) famine B) civil war C) alliance with the United States during the Cold War D) missionaries and colonial presence E) the loss of indigenous languages

D

Using the map below, observe that Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States. * 1 point Captionless Image A) northeastern B) southern C) southwestern D) upper midwestern E) northwestern

D

Buddhism is founded on the Four Noble Truths, which include all but * 1 point A) all living things must endure suffering. B) suffering leads to rebirth. C) Nirvana is the goal. D) Nirvana is attained through an eightfold path. E) Nirvana is attained as a community of believers, it is not an individual pursuit.

E

In which part of the world will one find over 50 percent of the population described as unaffiliated with the remainder of the population either Buddhist or affiliated with a folk religion? * 1 point A) South Asia B) Southeast Asia C) Central Asia D) Southwest Asia E) East Asia

E

Most of the religions with at least one million adherents originated on which continent? * 1 point A) North America B) South America C) Africa D) Europe E) Asia

E

Sunni and Shi'ite represent branches of Islam based on * 1 point A) ethnicity. B) socioeconomic status. C) profession. D) religious calendars. E) disputes over religious leadership.

E

The dominant branch of Islam in Iran is * 1 point A) Medina. B) Eastern Orthodoxy. C) Mecca. D) Sunni. E) Shi'ite.

E

The dominant branch of Islam is * 1 point A) Druze. B) Eastern Orthodoxy. C) Sikh. D) Sunni. E) Shi'ite.

E

________ is a nineteenth century, universalizing religion established through abolition of racial, class and religious prejudice * 1 point A) Cao Dai B) Christianity C) Islam D) Zoroastrianism E) Baha'i

E