AP Human Geography

Chapter 5 Study Guide 3

Religion, Society, and Globalization
1. According to geographer Roger Stump, ____________________________ groups
do not simply exist in ___________________; they also
___________________________ and _____________________________ space in terms
related to their ____________________.
2. What is sacred space?

3. Can sacred spaces be anywhere, or must they be specifically

defined? Explain your answer.

4. According to Figure 5.10 on pg. 144, how have sacred spaces in

Jerusalem become a source of disagreement and conflict between
Jews, Christians and Muslims?

5. How has this impacted the layout of the city of Jerusalem?

6. Why is there conflict between Native American tribes, like the

Mescalero Apache, and the United States government over sacred
spaces?

7. How has Saudi Arabia protected two of the most sacred spaces in
Islam (Mecca and Medina)?

8. In what way does sacred space play into the ideology of Islamic
extremist/terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda specifically?

9. What is probably the most contentious sacred space within the city of
Jerusalem?

10.
Why is there so much disagreement and conflict over this
particular site?

11.

What is a pilgrimage?

12.

What is the mandatory pilgrimage in Islam known as?

13.
What criteria separate major and minor destinations for a
pilgrimage (list all)?

14.

What does the Arabic term umma refer to?

15.

What does the Arabic term Dar al-Islam refer to?

16.

What defines a Muslim community at the local scale?

17.

What defines a Muslim at the individual scale?

18.
How are attachments between people and territory different
among diasporic religious communities?

19.
What diasporic religious community established a homeland
here in the United States?

20.

What was their goal in settling in Utah?

21.

What is Zion known as today?

22.

What does this place represent to Mormons?

23.
In what way have Mormon religious beliefs impacted the
development of this place?
24.
What 19th century political movement sought to create a religious
and political homeland for Jews?

25.

When was this Jewish homeland finally established?

26.
According to Figure 5.12 on pg. 148, what other people group
have historical and religious claims on the same territory?

27.
According to Figure 5.12 on pg. 148, what event led to the
largest expansion of the Jewish state (Israel) to date?

28.
What two areas within this territory have led to the greatest
amount of conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Muslims?

29.

What is the process of creating a sacred site known as?

30.
Based on Figure 5.13 on pg. 149, list the steps involved in the
process of creating a sacred space?

31.
Name at least two other sacred spaces that has been created
within the civil religion of the United States.

32.
What three developments propel change to religious beliefs,
attitudes, and values?

33.
Which of the three is driven by advancements in science and
technology?

34.
Why is this movement seen as dangerous within many
religious communities?

35.
What early 20th century Pope condemned this movement
altogether?

36.
What particular feature of the Hindu religion has led to a major
clash between modernists and traditionalists?

37.

What exactly is a caste system?

38.

What determines which class or varna one is born into?

39.

How did ones varna effect their life?

40.
What fifth category was added later, and was made up of those
so impure that they didnt fall in any of the varnas?

41.

How is the caste system viewed in India the Hindu world today?

42.

Define religious fundamentalism.

43.

What is not a defining feature of most fundamentalist groups?

44.
What practices have been targeted by Christian fundamentalists
in the United States?

45.

What is Islamic traditionalism?

46.
What was part of the rationale behind the attacks on 9/11 related
to Islamic traditionalism?

47.

What does the Arabic word jihad literally mean?

48.

What two meanings can jihad be understood to have?

49.

What are blue laws?

50.

What is considered the Sabbath day in Judaism?

51.

What are Orthodox Jews not allowed to use on the Sabbath?

52.
What are Jews not allowed to mix according to kosher dietary
laws?

53.

What does the Arabic word sharia refer to?

54.

How do modernist and traditionalist differ in their view of sharia?

55.
What group is associated with one of the strictest known
interpretations of sharia?

56.

How long was this group in control of the country of Afghanistan?

57.
What particular activity are the remnants of this group actively
trying to stop in Afghanistan today?

58.

What is the fastest growing branch of Christianity today?

59.

What is emphasized in this branch of Christianity?

60.

What practices are encouraged in these churches?

61.

What percentage of all Christians are renewalists?

62.

Where has the diffusion of renewalism been most rapid?

63.
In your own words, describe the four factors that account for the
success of renewalism?

64.
What principle among renewalist has been the most
controversial?

65.

What is the defining feature of a megachurch?