AP Human Geography Chapter 6: Key Issue 1 Review – Flashcards
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Universalizing religion is
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a religion that is attempting to be global and appeal to all people
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Ethnic religion is
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a religion that appeals primarily to one group of people living in one place
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The three main universalizing religions are
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Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism
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The religion with the most adherents is
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Christianity
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Christianity has more than ___ adherents
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2 billion
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Christianity predominates in
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North America, South America, Europe, and Australia (as well as other countries with Christian majorities)
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The three major branches of Christianity are
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox
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Within Europe, ___________ is the dominant Christian branch in the Southwest and East
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Roman Catholic
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Within Europe, ___________ is the dominant Christian branch in the Northwest
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Protestant
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Within Europe, ___________ is the dominant Christian branch in the East and Southeast
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Eastern Orthodox
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The majority of the people living in the Western Hemisphere are
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Christian (90%)
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Two small Christian churches that survive in northeast Africa are
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the Coptic Church of Egypt and the Ethiopian Church
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Examples of small Christian churches in the Middle East area are
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the Armenian Church and the Maronites
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A large percentage of Latter-Day Saints (mormons) are clustered in
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Utah
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The Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity is a collection of
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14 self-governing churches in eastern Europe
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The biggest church of the 14 Eastern Orthodox in Europe is
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the Russian Orthodox Church
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Roman Catholics comprise ___ of Latin Americans
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93%
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Protestants comprise ___ of North Americans
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28%
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The five largest denominations of Protestantism are (respectively)
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Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Lutheran Presbyterian
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Smaller branches of Christianity include
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Coptic, Ethiopian, Maronite, Armenian
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Half the world's Muslims live in the Middle East. The other half live in these four countries
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Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India
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The country in which Shia far outweighs Sunnah is
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Iran
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Buddhism is built around
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the Four Noble Truths
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The three main branches of Buddhism are (largest to smallest)
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Mahayana, Theravada, Tantrayana
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The older branch of Buddhism and the more conservative is
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Theravada
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The younger branch of Buddhism and the more liberal is
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Mahayana
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Buddhists are difficult to count because
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some may adhere to other religions
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Sikhs are concentrated in
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the Punjab region of India
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The main belief of Baha'i is
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to overcome the disunity of religions
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Hindus are concentrated mainly in
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India (97%)
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The second largest concentration of Hindus is in
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Nepal
