Unit 3: Cultural Patterns & Processes - Chapter Six: Religions P.180
Introduction: (Page 191)
1. What questions about religion do geographers try to answer?
2. Why do geographers find the tensions between globalization and local diversity especially acute in
religion? (Give five reasons.)
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3.
4.
KEY ISSUE 1: WHERE ARE RELIGIONS DISTRIBUTED? P. 183
Key Issue #1: Where Are
3. Briefly describe the conflict between traditional Buddhism & the Chinese government
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4. Define the following:
a. universalizing religions__________________________________________________
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b. ethnic religions________________________________________________________
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c. atheism_____________________________________________________________
d. agnosticism__________________________________________________________
5. Identify the three universalizing religions & the ethnic religion with the largest number of adherents
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b.
c.
d.
6. Identify each of the following:
a.
Religious branch:
b.
Religious denomination:
c.
Religious sect:
6. Name the 3 branches of Christianity, their percentages and locations (2 Billion adherents) in the
chart below:
7. Describe the geographic locations of the following religions in the USA. Use figure 6-7
a. Roman Catholic:
b. Baptist:
c. Methodist:
d. Lutheran:
e. Mormon:
8. complete the chart below for the branches, location & percentage of Muslims worldwide
Location
Percentage
Branch
9. Identify the founder, 3 branches & location of Buddhism______________________________
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10. Indicate the number of Hindu followers and their location:
11. Where are each of the following practices and what is unique about each?
a. Confucianism:
b. Daoism (Taoism):
c. Juchte::
d. Judaism:
12. Explain 3 reasons why Judaism plays large role in Western civilization.
a.
b.
c.
13. Explain the following:
a. animism.
b. paganism
c. monotheism
d. polytheism
KEY ISSUE: WHY DO RELIGIONS HAVE DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS? (192)
14Key Issue #2: (Page 200)
14. Identify the major geographic differences between universalizing & ethnic religions:
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b.
c.
d.
e.
15. Briefly describe the origins of Buddhism:
16, Briefly describe the origins of Christianity; include each branch:
17. Identify the 5 Pillars of Islam:
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b.
c.
d.
e.
18. Briefly describe the origins of Islam and its two main branches:
19. Briefly describe the origins of Hinduism:
20. Explain how each of the following Universalizing religions diffused: mention type of diffusion
a. Christianity:
b. Islam:
c. Buddhism:
21. What is a missionary?
22. Explain some of the reasons why ethnic religions haven’t spread?
23. How have ethnic religions interacted with universalizing religions?
24. Describe why Judaism is an exception to most ethnic religions?
KEY ISSUE 3; WHY DO RELIGIONS ORGANIZE SPACE IN DISTINCTIVE
PATTERNS: (200)
25. What are some of the similarities & differences between a church, mosque & pagoda?
26. Define pilgrimage
27. What is the major difference between the types of places considered holy by universalizing &
ethnic religions:
28. Identify the 2 most holy cities in Islam
a.
b. Key Issue #3: Why and How Do Religions
Organize Space? (Page 213)
29. Define Cosmogony
30. What is the principle reason ethnic religions are highly clustered?
31. What development has making a pilgrimage available to many more religious adherents now that
in the past?
32. Identify the religions that bury their dead.
33. Identify religions that cremate their dead.
34. Define utopian settlement
35. Describe the differences regarding the calendar & holidays of ethnic & universalizing religions
36. Define hierarchical religion
37. Define autonomous religion
38. Compare a hierarchical religion to an autonomous religion:
Key Issue #4: Why Do Territorial Conflicts
Arise Among Religious Groups?
KEY ISSUE 4: WHY DO TERRITORIAL CONFLICTS ARISE AMONG RLIGIOUS
GROUPS? (212)
39. Define religious fundamentalism & caste
Religion vs. Government Policies
40. Briefly explain the following conflicts:
a. Taliban vs. Western Values:
b. Hinduism vs. Social Equality:
c. Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Islam vs. the Soviet Union:
d. Buddhism vs. Southeast Asia Countries:
Religion vs. Religion
41. Briefly describe the following religious wars:
a. Christians vs. Protestants in Ireland
b. Christians vs. Muslims in the Middle East:
c. Jews vs. Muslims in the Middle East:
42. What were the Crusades?
43. Briefly describe the partition of Palestine