Question 1

The example of Jerusalem indicates that in regards to the geographic landscape,

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A)  sacred sites may be equally important to universalizing and ethnic religions. 
B)  the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations on either side. 
C)  the sacred sites for universalizing religions do not overlap with the sacred sites of ethnic religions. 
D)  there is almost always a clear distinction between the uses of sacred spaces by both ethnic and universalizing religions. 
E)  Islam and Christianity are not good examples of universalizing religions. 
A)  sacred sites may be equally important to universalizing and ethnic religions. 
B)  the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations on either side. 
C)  the sacred sites for universalizing religions do not overlap with the sacred sites of ethnic religions. 
D)  there is almost always a clear distinction between the uses of sacred spaces by both ethnic and universalizing religions. 
E)  Islam and Christianity are not good examples of universalizing religions. A

Question 2

After the 1917 Revolution, the communists closed all churches in the Soviet Union.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In terms of sacred sites and places of worship, an ethnic religion is usually more geographically concentrated than a universalizing religion.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Protestants in Ireland are

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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. 
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.

Question 5

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

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A)  animism. 
B)  cosmogony. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  polytheism. 
A)  animism. 
B)  cosmogony. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  polytheism.

Question 6

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 99 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

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The answer of What is the world's largest ethnic religion?...

Question 7

Pilgrimages play a significant role in ethnic religions but not in universalizing religions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

-According to this map, Islam diffused initially to

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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. 
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.

Question 9

-According to this map, the largest group of religious adherents in the U.S. Southwest are

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A)  Catholics. 
B)  Baptists. 
C)  Latter-day Saints. 
D)  Methodists. 
E)  Lutherans. 
A)  Catholics. 
B)  Baptists. 
C)  Latter-day Saints. 
D)  Methodists. 
E)  Lutherans.

Question 10

What policy did the British follow in India?

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A)  They divided India into three countries. 
B)  They forced all of the Hindus to migrate. 
C)  They turned the problem over to the United Nations. 
D)  They encouraged the abolition of the caste system. 
E)  They required all education to be conducted in English. 
A)  They divided India into three countries. 
B)  They forced all of the Hindus to migrate. 
C)  They turned the problem over to the United Nations. 
D)  They encouraged the abolition of the caste system. 
E)  They required all education to be conducted in English.

Question 11

Name the two main branches of Islam.

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The answer of Name the two main branches of Islam....

Question 12

-Analysis of this map indicates that in Scotland,

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A)  Catholics are the majority in the north, while Protestants are the majority in the south. 
B)  Protestants are the majority. 
C)  the majority of the people are nonreligious. 
D)  Protestants account for the majority in the south, while Catholics are the majority in the north and west. 
E)  the population is roughly divided between Protestants and Catholics. 
A)  Catholics are the majority in the north, while Protestants are the majority in the south. 
B)  Protestants are the majority. 
C)  the majority of the people are nonreligious. 
D)  Protestants account for the majority in the south, while Catholics are the majority in the north and west. 
E)  the population is roughly divided between Protestants and Catholics.

Question 13

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

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A)  the West Bank a Palestinian-controlled area. 
B)  Jerusalem to be a holy city for three major religions. 
C)  that groups of Christians and Jews will not start touring Mecca and Medina. 
D)  that groups of Christians and Jews will tour Jerusalem. 
E)  Jerusalem the capital of Israel. 
A)  the West Bank a Palestinian-controlled area. 
B)  Jerusalem to be a holy city for three major religions. 
C)  that groups of Christians and Jews will not start touring Mecca and Medina. 
D)  that groups of Christians and Jews will tour Jerusalem. 
E)  Jerusalem the capital of Israel.

Question 14

-This map indicates that Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States.

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A)  northeastern 
B)  southern 
C)  southwestern 
D)  upper midwestern 
E)  northwestern 
A)  northeastern 
B)  southern 
C)  southwestern 
D)  upper midwestern 
E)  northwestern

Question 15

-The maps and diagrams in this chapter help us surmise that a person from Minnesota is more likely to be an adherent of

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A)  the Lutheran church. 
B)  the Roman Catholic church. 
C)  a Baptist church. 
D)  an Eastern Orthodox church. 
E)  a Methodist church. 
A)  the Lutheran church. 
B)  the Roman Catholic church. 
C)  a Baptist church. 
D)  an Eastern Orthodox church. 
E)  a Methodist church.

Question 16

Both universalizing and ethnic religions

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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. 
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.

Question 17

Judaism is classified as an ethnic religion, but in what ways does it seem different from other ethnic religions?

Accepted Answer

Judaism is classified as an ethnic relig

Question 18

-The maps in this chapter indicate that Eastern Orthodoxy is a branch of Christianity prevalent in

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A)  Russia. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Russia and Spain but not Greece. 
E)  Greece and Germany but not Russia. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Russia and Spain but not Greece. 
E)  Greece and Germany but not Russia.

Question 19

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

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A)  sacred sites to Jews and Muslims are literally built on top of one another. 
B)  the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations on either side. 
C)  the Israeli government has separated the most sacred sites with a massive concrete wall. 
D)  Israel captured the Sinai peninsula from Egypt. 
E)  few Muslims and Jews are allowed within the city. 
A)  sacred sites to Jews and Muslims are literally built on top of one another. 
B)  the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations on either side. 
C)  the Israeli government has separated the most sacred sites with a massive concrete wall. 
D)  Israel captured the Sinai peninsula from Egypt. 
E)  few Muslims and Jews are allowed within the city.

Question 20

Especially important in Daoism is to

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A)  perform public service. 
B)  reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life. 
C)  respect forces of nature as divine. 
D)  believe in one all-powerful God. 
E)  read the holy texts daily. 
A)  perform public service. 
B)  reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life. 
C)  respect forces of nature as divine. 
D)  believe in one all-powerful God. 
E)  read the holy texts daily.

The example of Jerusalem indicates that in regards to the geographic landscape,

After the 1917 Revolution, the communists closed all churches in the Soviet Union.

In terms of sacred sites and places of worship, an ethnic religion is usually more geographically concentrated than a universalizing religion.

Protestants in Ireland are

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 99 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

Pilgrimages play a significant role in ethnic religions but not in universalizing religions.

-According to this map, Islam diffused initially to

-According to this map, the largest group of religious adherents in the U.S. Southwest are

What policy did the British follow in India?

Name the two main branches of Islam.

-Analysis of this map indicates that in Scotland,

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

-This map indicates that Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States.

-The maps and diagrams in this chapter help us surmise that a person from Minnesota is more likely to be an adherent of

Both universalizing and ethnic religions

Judaism is classified as an ethnic religion, but in what ways does it seem different from other ethnic religions?

-The maps in this chapter indicate that Eastern Orthodoxy is a branch of Christianity prevalent in

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

Especially important in Daoism is to

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Exam 6: Religions

The example of Jerusalem indicates that in regards to the geographic landscape,

After the 1917 Revolution, the communists closed all churches in the Soviet Union.

In terms of sacred sites and places of worship, an ethnic religion is usually more geographically concentrated than a universalizing religion.

Protestants in Ireland are

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 99 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

Pilgrimages play a significant role in ethnic religions but not in universalizing religions.

-According to this map, Islam diffused initially to

-According to this map, the largest group of religious adherents in the U.S. Southwest are

What policy did the British follow in India?

Name the two main branches of Islam.

-Analysis of this map indicates that in Scotland,

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

-This map indicates that Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States.

-The maps and diagrams in this chapter help us surmise that a person from Minnesota is more likely to be an adherent of

Both universalizing and ethnic religions

Judaism is classified as an ethnic religion, but in what ways does it seem different from other ethnic religions?

-The maps in this chapter indicate that Eastern Orthodoxy is a branch of Christianity prevalent in

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

Especially important in Daoism is to

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Filters