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Chapter 6

Concept Review

Concept Review

Our Concept Review exercises will test your knowledge of the basic concepts and ideas offered in Chapter 6, Religion. By successfully reviewing these concepts, you will reinforce your comprehension of these geographic ideas.

This activity contains 20 questions.

	Using this map of world distribution of religions identify the largest category (percentage-wise). This graph will help.   Islam Roman Catholic Hinduism Buddhism non-religious all of the above

	Using this diffusion map of religion, the hearths of the three religions illustrated in this map are   Palestine, Syria, and Japan. Palestine, Mecca, and China. Mecca, Palestine, and India. none of the above.

	Using our world religions map, identify the three major branches of Christianity.   Judaism, Traditional, Other Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant Roman Catholic, Judaism, Protestant Roman Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhism

	Using this map of the branches of Christianity, European Protestantism is located primarily in   United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland. Germany, Scandinavia, and England. Sweden, Latvia, and Finland. southeastern Europe.

	From this map of the Distribution of Christians in the United States, identify the region most heavily dominated by the Episcopalians.   Northeast, West Midwest, East North Central, Far North South, Far North

	Identify one of the pillars of Islam.   There is no god worthy of worship except the one God, the source of all creation, and Muhammad is the messenger of God. Five time daily, a Muslim prays, facing the city of Mecca as a direct link to God. A Muslim gives generously to charity, as an act of purification and growth. A Muslim fasts during the month of Ramadan, as an act of self-purification. If physically and financially able, a Muslim makes a pilgrimage to Mecca. All of the above.

	Using this map of the Diffusion of Islam, which European country became Muslim by 750 A.D. but no longer is?   Morocco Eastern Europe Spain Macedonia

	Using the same map, which Muslim country, the fourth most populated in the world, is spatially isolated from the Islamic core region?   Malaysia New Guinea Indonesia All of the above

	Using this map of the diffusion of Buddhism, identify which island country first accepted Buddhism in the third century, but did not become entirely Buddhist until around the eighth century.   Sri Lanka Indonesia Burma (Myanmar) Japan

	This map illustrates the distribution of Shintos and Buddhists in Japan. How can some regions of this nation show both Shinto and Buddhist as containing majorities?   When queried, the populace couldn't decide, so identified both as their religion. Many people adhere simultaneously to both religions. There is great migration within Japan and correct figures could not be obtained. None of the above.

	Sri Lanka is experiencing ethnic strife. Why?   The Sinhalese control more land than the Tamil. The Tamil are Hindus and the Sinhalese are Buddhists. The Tamils speak a Dravidian language and the Sinhalese speak an Indo-European language. All of the above. None of the above.

	The predominent religion of South America is:   Roman Catholic Protestant Eastern Orthodox Other

	The largest percentage of Protestants in the United States belong to which denomination?   Baptist Methodist Pentecostal Episcopal

	Lutherans in the United States are concentrated in the:   Upper Midwest Southeast New England California

	Which of the following is NOT a universalizing religion?   Christianity Islam Buddhism Hinduism

	Which of the following religions is NOT associated with an individual prophet?   Christianity Islam Buddhism Hinduism

	The "Four Noble Truths" are religious concepts associated with:   Buddhism Islam Shintoism Judaism

	The Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity is found primarily in:   Eastern Europe East Asia The Middle East Southeast Asia

	Islam diffused from present-day:   Saudi Arabia Egypt Turkey Israel

	The Western Wall in Jerusalem remains an effective boundary between:   Jews and Muslims Armenians and Jews Christians and Jews Muslims and Christians

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