Geography of Religion

Question 1

Commensalism

Answer 1

the act of eating together

Question 2

proscriptions

Answer 2

dietary prohibitions in religions
tend to reduce casual interaction between people of different religions
i.e. beef for Hindus

Question 3

Christian Culture Region

Answer 3

most of north, central, south america
also covers most of Europe
32% population

Question 4

Buddhist Culture Region

Answer 4

Eastern Asia as well as parts of south asia

7% population

Question 5

Islamic Culture Region

Answer 5

Predominantly northern africa and the middle east

22% population

Question 6

Animist culture region

Answer 6

tribes in southern Africa, north east eurasia, spots in south america and australia as well
15% population

Question 7

Hindu culture region

Answer 7

concentrated in india

13% population

Question 8

Islamism

Answer 8

reject the core, resistant towards western imperialism
an ideology that demands man’s complete adherence to the sacred law of Islam and rejects as much as possible outside influence

Question 9

Islam

Answer 9

term that means submission
The religion; not the same as islamism
recognizes prophets of the old and new testament but Muhammad is the last prophet

Question 10

secularization

Answer 10

• how strictly people relate to religious beliefs
• Religion is eroded by popular culture
• Geographical pattern of secularization corresponds to wealthy nations

Question 11

U.S. and secularization

Answer 11

compared to other wealthy countries, we are very religious

however, americanization is linked to secularization because of our focus on consumption

Question 12

Abrahamic Religions

Answer 12

Worship one “greatest good of the universe”
eternal life in heaven is sought
Good vs Evil
i.e. christianity, islam, judaism

Question 13

Dharmic religions

Answer 13

Religious training is like learning to ride a bike, not like finding salvation
•Rather than a god out there, Eastern religions focus on universal forces or principles
your spiritual path lies within

Question 14

Dharma

Answer 14

promotion of an entirely encompassing way of life

Question 15

karma

Answer 15

universal principal of merit

if you put something bad into the universe, you will get something bad in return

Question 16

Kashrut/Kosher

Answer 16

the set of Jewish religious dietary laws. Food that may be consumed according to halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English

Question 17

Halal

Answer 17

(Islam) meat from animals that have been killed according to Muslim law

Question 18

Kaaba

Answer 18

“The Cube” is a cuboid building at the centre of Islam’s most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Question 19

ahimsa

Answer 19

the principle of nonviolence toward all living things

in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain tradition