AP Human Geography Mr. Horas Chapter Six: Religion (Pages 184 223) Introduction: (Page 191) 1. What two questions about religion do geographers try to answer? 1a. 1b. 2. Why do geographers find the tensions between globalization and local diversity especially acute in religion? (Give three reasons.) 2a. 2b. 2c. Key Issue #1: Where Are Religions Distributed (187) Before You Read: What religions try to spread their teachings to other parts of the world? How do they go about doing this? BYR: 1. Explain how universalizing religions differ from ethnic religions. 1. 2. Identify each of the following a. Religious Branch 2a. b. Religious Denomination 2b.
c. Religious Sect 2c. Universalizing Religions 3. Name the three universalizing religions. 3. 4. Name the three main branches of Christianity, their percentages and locations: 5. Describe the geographic locations of the following religions in the USA. a. Roman Catholic: 5a. b. Baptist 5b. c. Methodist 5c. 6. Describe the geographic location of Islam: 6. 7. Name the 2 branches of Islam, their percentages and locations:
8. Describe the Nation of Islam and its origins. 8. 9. Indicate the number of Buddhists. 9. 10. Name the two main branches of Buddhism and their location. 11. Name two other universalizing religions, their number of followers and locations. Ethnic Religions 12. Indicate the number of Hindus and their location. 12. 13. Where are each of the following ethnic religions practiced and what is unique about each of them. a. Confucianism: 13a. b. Daoism (Taoism) 13b.
c. Shintoism: 13c. d. Judaism 13d. 14. Explain three reasons why Judaism plays a large role in Western civilization. 14a. 14b. 14c. 15. Explain animism, where it is practiced and how many people practice it. 15a. 15b. 15c. After you read: In a sentence, write a main idea that answers the key issue question posed. AYR:
Key Issue #2: Why Do Religions Have Different Distributions? (Page 194) Before You Read: Why Are some religions spread all over the world while others like Hinduism are found only in a few places? BYR: 1. Briefly describe the origins of the three main branches of Christianity. 2. Briefly describe the origins of Islam and its two main branches. 2. 3. Briefly describe the origins of Buddhism. 3. 4. Briefly describe the origins of Hinduism. 4. 5. Explain how each of the following universalizing religions diffused. a. Christianity 5a.
b. Islam 5b. c. Buddhism 5c. 6. Why haven t ethnic religions spread (diffused) very widely? 6. 7. Give an example of how have an ethnic religion has interacted with a universalizing relilgion. 7. 8. Why is Judaism an exception to most ethnic religions? 8. 9. Contrast the significance of holy places in universalizing and ethnic religions. In other words, in general, how are holy places different? 9. 10. Define pilgrimage. 10. 11. List two places holy to Buddhists and explain why each one is considered holy. 11a.
11b. 12. List two places holy to Muslims and explain why each one is considered holy. 12a. 12b. 13. List two places holy to Hindus and explain why each one is considered holy. 13a. 13b. 14. Define cosmogony. 14. 15. Contrast the cosmogony of a universalizing religion with that of an ethnic religion. 15. 16. Contrast the role of the calendar in universalizing and ethnic religions. 16. After you read: In a sentence, write a main idea that answers the key issue question posed. AYR:
Key Issue #3: Why Do Religions Organize Space in Distinctive Patterns? Before You Read: Have you ever been in a synagogue, mosque or church? What is the purpose of one of these? BYR: 1. Describe the purpose of places of worship in each of the following religions: a. Christianity 1a. b. Islam 1b. c. Hinduism 1c. d. Buddhism 1d. e. Bahai 1e. 2. Give two examples of how geography has affected burial practices. 2a. 2b. 3. Name a religion that cremates the dead. Why do they do this? 3.
4. What is a utopian settlement? Why do they have a difficult time surviving? 4a. 4b. 5. Contrast a hierarchical religion to an autonomous religion. List three differences. 5a. 5b. 5c. Key Issue #4: Why Do Territorial Conflicts Arise Among Religious Groups? (212) Before You Read: Can you think of any place in the world where two religious groups are in conflict? What are they fighting about? BYR: 1. What is religious fundamentalism? 1. 2. Explain three of the following conflicts: a. Taliban vs. Western Values 2a. b. Hinduism vs. Social Equality 2b.
c. Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Islam vs. the Soviet Union 2c. d. Buddhism vs. Southeast Asian countries 2d. 3. Explain the following religious wars in the Middle East: a. Crusade between Christians & Muslims 3a. b. Jews vs. Muslims in Palestine 3b. c. Protestants vs. Catholics in Ireland 3c. After you read: In a sentence, write a main idea that answers the key issue question posed. AYR: