GEG 100 ONLINE! Cultural Geography Religion and Language

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This is a Read and Study ONLY chapter. There is no assignment to hand in.

WHAT TO DO:

• Read the Religion and Language chapter of Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 10th edition by Fellmann, Gettis, and Gettis available for purchase online at:
  • Instructions on how to purchase this online chapter can be found by clicking HERE.
  • ISBN: 0390572500, Pages: 58, Price: $5.19

• See the Study Guide:
  • Go to chapter 5 for:
    • learning objectives,
    • multiple choice quizzes
    • matching questions

VOCABULARY:
I have highlighted some of the more important terms

ahimsa animism bilingualism Buddhism caliphs caste Christianity Confucianism Creole dharma dialect Diaspora ethnic religion five pillars genetic classification geographic dialect Hegira Hinduism Indo-European Islam

isogloss isophone Jainism Judaism language language family language spread lingua franca linguistic geography Mahayana monolingual monotheism multilingualism Muslim official language pidgin polytheism protolanguage regional dialect religion

Romance language secularism shamanism Shinto Sikhism social dialect speech community standard language stupa syncretism Taoism Theravada toponym toponymy tribal (traditional) religion universalizing religion value system Vajrayana vernacular Zionism

REVIEW QUESTIONS - Sample Exam Questions
Use the Discussion Board if you have any questions about these review questions.

1. On the map above a large area is shown to speak a language from the Australian Family (#14). In fact, the area of these languages (#14) is larger than those where Polish or German is spoken. Explain why this is misleading? (You may have to RIGHT CLICK on the map and select VIEW IMAGE to get a more clear and legible map.)

2. Discuss the spatial diffusion of Christianity using examples of (1) relocation diffusion, (2) expansion diffusion, and (3) hierarchical diffusion. You may have to use chapter 3 of our main textbook.

3. What are some of the cultural barriers and physical barriers which impede the diffusion of languages? Give examples.

4. Define and explain the difference between Pidgins and Creoles using examples.

5. What is toponymy?

6. What is the difference between a lingua franca and an official language?

7. Map the basic pattern of World Religions on the map below.
Geography studies WHERE, WHY THERE, and WHY DO WE CARE? On the blank world map below show the locations of the worlds major religions. Do not just put "Catholic " in the northeastern part of North America, but rather you should draw the line between the Catholic areas and the Protestant areas. See the map below. The textbook uses different colors to show the different religion regions. You should be able to do this. I do not expect all the detail shown in the map below, but I do expect the general pattern.

Include:

• Christianity
  • mostly Catholic
  • mostly Protestant
  • mostly Eastern Orthodox
• Islam
  • Mostly Sunni
  • Mostly Shia
• Buddhism
• Hindu
• Chinese faiths
• Shinto
• tribal religions

 ANSWER:

To enlarge, right click on the map and select view image, then click on map with magnifier (+)

Figure 5.18

8. Compare and contrast major world religions from the standpoint of their impact on the landscape.
I thought this was an very interesting part of the chapter. It shows us what geography is about.

9. What is a language family? Give three examples.

10. What is the difference between a lingua franca and an official language?

11. Using examples, distinguish among universalizing, ethnic, and traditional religions.

12. What is militant fundamentalism?

13. What is the difference between a Sunni and Shiite Muslim?

14. Understand the basic distribution of the world's living languages.

• Especially: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Russian, and Chinese
• See the map in review question #1 above