Question 1

Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, partly because

Accepted Answer

A)  its main holidays relate to events in the life of its founder, Abraham. 
B)  it uses a standard solar calendar rather than a lunar calendar. 
C)  its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel. 
D)  it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. 
E)  the holy text is the foundation of the religion. 
A)  its main holidays relate to events in the life of its founder, Abraham. 
B)  it uses a standard solar calendar rather than a lunar calendar. 
C)  its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel. 
D)  it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. 
E)  the holy text is the foundation of the religion.

Question 2

The most troublesome religious boundary in Western Europe is in Ireland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Given the geographic perspectives on religion that are discussed in this chapter, we might hypothesize in addition that victorious Spanish soldiers in 1492 were partly motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  a fanatical "holy war" mentality and their Roman Catholic faith. 
B)  a fanatical "holy war" mentality and their Protestant faith. 
C)  a peaceful vision of their Roman Catholic faith. 
D)  a nonreligious view of the world. 
E)  a fanatical "holy war" mentality that they learned from Muslims, Jews, and Eastern Orthodox Christians. 
A)  a fanatical "holy war" mentality and their Roman Catholic faith. 
B)  a fanatical "holy war" mentality and their Protestant faith. 
C)  a peaceful vision of their Roman Catholic faith. 
D)  a nonreligious view of the world. 
E)  a fanatical "holy war" mentality that they learned from Muslims, Jews, and Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Question 4

How has the concept of pilgrimage changed in the modern world?

Accepted Answer

The concept of pilgrimage has changed in

Question 5

-Catholics in the United States are concentrated mainly in the northeast and southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An ethnic religion is

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 7

Mahayanists, in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddha's

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A)  life of self-help. 
B)  compassion. 
C)  renouncing of worldly goods. 
D)  wisdom. 
E)  practice of meditation. 
A)  life of self-help. 
B)  compassion. 
C)  renouncing of worldly goods. 
D)  wisdom. 
E)  practice of meditation.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Sikhism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Judaism 
E)  Christianity 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Sikhism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Judaism 
E)  Christianity

Question 9

As the maps in this chapter illustrate, Christianity has the most widespread geographic distribution of any religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment,

Accepted Answer

A)  few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment. 
B)  religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment. 
C)  religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group. 
D)  all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin. 
E)  religious ideas nearly all arise from changes in the physical environment. 
A)  few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment. 
B)  religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment. 
C)  religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group. 
D)  all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin. 
E)  religious ideas nearly all arise from changes in the physical environment.

Question 11

-This map shows that Muslims are clustered in

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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. 
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.

Question 12

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism

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A)  remained primarily concentrated in one region of the world. 
B)  was not begun by an individual founder and then diffused elsewhere. 
C)  was founded in China. 
D)  worships more than one god. 
E)  diffused primarily by colonization. 
A)  remained primarily concentrated in one region of the world. 
B)  was not begun by an individual founder and then diffused elsewhere. 
C)  was founded in China. 
D)  worships more than one god. 
E)  diffused primarily by colonization.

Question 13

Discuss two or three examples from within the last 50 years, that highlight how religion has been a source of territorial conflict among people. What other factors besides religion have also contributed to those conflicts?

Accepted Answer

One example of religion being a source o

Question 14

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

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A)  contagious diffusion. 
B)  hierarchical diffusion. 
C)  relocation diffusion. 
D)  expansion diffusion. 
E)  military conquest. 
A)  contagious diffusion. 
B)  hierarchical diffusion. 
C)  relocation diffusion. 
D)  expansion diffusion. 
E)  military conquest.

Question 15

A geographer researching the practices of Tibetan Buddhists as well as the world travels of the Dalai Lama is studying

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial connections in religion. 
B)  theological connections in religion. 
C)  monetary connections in religion. 
D)  connections between Christianity and Buddhism. 
E)  connections between ethnic and universalizing religions. 
A)  spatial connections in religion. 
B)  theological connections in religion. 
C)  monetary connections in religion. 
D)  connections between Christianity and Buddhism. 
E)  connections between ethnic and universalizing religions.

Question 16

Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Orthodox 
B)  Mahayana 
C)  Shiite 
D)  Sunni 
E)  Judaism 
A)  Eastern Orthodox 
B)  Mahayana 
C)  Shiite 
D)  Sunni 
E)  Judaism

Question 17

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men were beaten for shaving their beards. 
B)  Homosexuals were buried alive. 
C)  Prostitutes were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery. 
D)  Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Men were beaten for shaving their beards. 
B)  Homosexuals were buried alive. 
C)  Prostitutes were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery. 
D)  Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

-Analysis of the charts in this chapter indicates that in the world population,

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 19

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

Accepted Answer

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)  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.

Question 20

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sub-Saharan Africa,

Accepted Answer

A)  about half of the people are Protestant. 
B)  about one-fourth of the people are Protestant. 
C)  about half of the people are Catholic. 
D)  about one-fourth of the people are animists. 
E)  about one-fourth of the people are Orthodox Christian. 
A)  about half of the people are Protestant. 
B)  about one-fourth of the people are Protestant. 
C)  about half of the people are Catholic. 
D)  about one-fourth of the people are animists. 
E)  about one-fourth of the people are Orthodox Christian.

Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, partly because

The most troublesome religious boundary in Western Europe is in Ireland.

Given the geographic perspectives on religion that are discussed in this chapter, we might hypothesize in addition that victorious Spanish soldiers in 1492 were partly motivated by

How has the concept of pilgrimage changed in the modern world?

-Catholics in the United States are concentrated mainly in the northeast and southwest.

An ethnic religion is

Mahayanists, in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddha's

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?

As the maps in this chapter illustrate, Christianity has the most widespread geographic distribution of any religion.

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment,

-This map shows that Muslims are clustered in

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism

Discuss two or three examples from within the last 50 years, that highlight how religion has been a source of territorial conflict among people. What other factors besides religion have also contributed to those conflicts?

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

A geographer researching the practices of Tibetan Buddhists as well as the world travels of the Dalai Lama is studying

Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham?

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?

-Analysis of the charts in this chapter indicates that in the world population,

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sub-Saharan Africa,

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Exam 6: Religions

Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, partly because

The most troublesome religious boundary in Western Europe is in Ireland.

Given the geographic perspectives on religion that are discussed in this chapter, we might hypothesize in addition that victorious Spanish soldiers in 1492 were partly motivated by

How has the concept of pilgrimage changed in the modern world?

-Catholics in the United States are concentrated mainly in the northeast and southwest.

An ethnic religion is

Mahayanists, in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddha's

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?

As the maps in this chapter illustrate, Christianity has the most widespread geographic distribution of any religion.

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment,

-This map shows that Muslims are clustered in

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism

Discuss two or three examples from within the last 50 years, that highlight how religion has been a source of territorial conflict among people. What other factors besides religion have also contributed to those conflicts?

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

A geographer researching the practices of Tibetan Buddhists as well as the world travels of the Dalai Lama is studying

Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham?

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?

-Analysis of the charts in this chapter indicates that in the world population,

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sub-Saharan Africa,

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