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Religion: Chapter 6, Key Issue 1
Where Are Religions Distributed?
Rubenstein, pp. 170-178.
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1. What is the difference between a universalizing religion and an ethnic religion?
2. Define each of the following: branch, denomination, and sect.
 UNIVERSALIZING RELIGIONS
3. Give the percentage of the world's Christian population belonging to each of Christianity's 3 major
branches
Roman Catholic-Eastern Orthodox-Protestant-4. Where in Europe is Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Eastern Orthodox centered?
5. Regarding Eastern Orthodox churches. . .
a. How many separate churches are there?
b. Which has by far the largest membership?
6. What percentage of Latin Americans are Roman Catholic?
7. Protestants comprise 40% of North Americans. List the 5 largest denominations by percentage.
8. Complete the chart with names of smaller branches of Christianity and their location of concentration
Branch of Christianity
Region of predominance
Religion: Chapter 6, Key Issue 1
Where Are Religions Distributed?
Rubenstein, pp. 170-178.
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9. Half of the world's Muslims live in the Middle East. The other half live in four countries outside the
Middle East. List them.
10. What are the 5 Pillars of Faith of Islam? List them.
11. Give the percentage for each of Islam's 2 greatest branches:
Sunni-Shia-12. Only in 3 countries do Shia Muslims number more than Sunni. List them and give the % Shia.
13. What percentage of the population of Europe is Muslim? Where are the greatest concentrations?
Why in these areas?
14. When is Islam introduced to the U.S.? What is the history of the religion in America?
15. Buddhism is built around Four Noble Truths as taught by the Buddha. Summarize them.
16. For the following other universalizing religions, complete the following chart.
Religion
# of followers
Location of followers
Sikhism
Baha'i
Other info
Religion: Chapter 6, Key Issue 1
Where Are Religions Distributed?
Rubenstein, pp. 170-178.
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17. Complete the chart dividing Buddhism into its 3 main branches.
Branch
% of all global Buddhist population
Regions where predominant
18. Why are Buddhists difficult to count?
 ETHNIC RELIGIONS
19. Where are Hindus concentrated? What percentage of all Hindus live there?
20. Where are the rest? (Include %)
21. Make a note or two (that seems of geographic interest) about each of the following ethnic religions:
A. Confucianism
B. Daoism
C. Shintoism
D. Judaism
E. Animism