AP Human Geography Chapter 6 Religions

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal.

A large and fundamental division within a religion.

A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body.

<p>A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location where it originated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion that exhibits blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief in one God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief in multiple gods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A place that enables connection with the spiritual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief that there is no God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A monotheistic religion that emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs, and spiritual practices based on the teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents known as Christians, who believe in Jesus as the Son of God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic traditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The monotheistic religion of the Jews.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The indigenous religion of Japan characterized by the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu, advocating humility and religious piety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>missionary</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of bigotry, discrimination, or hatred arising from perceived differences between subdivisions within a group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The class of distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.</p> Signup and view all the answers