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Language & Religion Flashcards

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Specially Diverse

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Something that is spread out over a large area.

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Spatially Concentrated

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Something packed into a small area.

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Language is primary means?

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By which a person expresses his/her culture.

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What language is spoken by more people on the world?

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Mandarin-Chinese

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What is the 2nd most spoken language on Earth?

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English

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What language is spoken in more places on earth?

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English

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Most mandarin-Chinese speakers live where?

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China

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Mandarin-Chinese is the most what language on Earth?

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Spatially diverse.

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What is the primary way by which language diffuses?

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Spreads out from place to place.

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If something spreads out from place to place.

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Relocation Diffusion.

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What are the two major categories for religion on Earth?

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Universalizing & Ethnic Religions.

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What are the characteristics of Universalizing Religions?

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They are inclusive anyone can join.
Frequently send out missionaries.
Not bound to any specific location.

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What are the characteristics of Ethnic Religion?

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Exclusive-Attached to a single culture ; ethnicity.

Spatially Concentrated: The are typically bound to a single location.

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What are the three major Universalizing Religions?

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Christianity (Christians)
Islam (Muslims)
Buddhism (Buddhists)

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What a re the three major branches of Christianity?

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Catholicism (Catholic)
Protestant
Orthodox

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What are the two major branches of Islam?

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Sunni Muslims

Shiite Muslims

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What is the largest ethnic religion?

Which is spatially concentrated around where?

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Hinduism

Around India

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What is the 2nd largest Ethnic religion?

Which is spatially concentrated where?

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Judaism

Israel

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Traditional religion can also be referred to as?

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“Tribal”

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What is Relocation Diffusion?

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People move from one place to another.

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What is Hierarchical Diffusion?

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Religion expansion because of those who who influence of those in authority positions, often forced.

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What is Contagious Diffusion?

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Religious expansion because of the influence of a community.

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Which way does Christianity diffuse?

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ALL THREE

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Which way does Islam Diffuse?

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ALL THREE

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Which way does Buddhism diffuse?

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Relocation and Contagious.

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Diffusion

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The process by which something is spreading out.

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