AP Human Geo Practice

Which of the following sacred places is most closely associated with animism?

• Hagia Sophia

• Ayers Rock

• Sistine Chapel

• Mecca

• The Western Wall

The Mormon church located in a rural area of northwestern Colorado is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion?

• Expansion

• Relocation

• Hierarchical

• Maladaptive

• Stimulus

The minaret is an architectural feature common to places of worship in which of the following religions?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

Which of the following religions did NOT originate in the Indian subcontinent?

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

• Zoroastrianism

Zionism is best defined as the ____________________

• Shinto ritual purification involving ceremonial offerings and prayers.

• Islamic Custom of pilgrimage to Mecca that must be undertaken at least once during every follower's lifetime.

• Mormon right of passage that involves a two-year mission of service.

• Confucian doctrine that urges respect for one's elders.

• Jewish claim to Palestine as their rightful national homeland.

Which of the following is a sacred place in the Hindu religion?

• Dead Sea

• Ganges River

• Mount Fuji

• Shara Desert

• Tierra del Fuego

All of the following are traits common to Muslim religions of the world EXCEPT ___________.

• fasting

• pilgimage

• Sharia law

• polytheism

• daily ritual prayers

In Islam the religious practice of "sacred struggle" is known as:

• hajj

• Ramadan

• jihad

• Shabbart

• brahmacharya

The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of following religions?

• Confucianism

• Islam

• Animism

• Judaism

• Buddhism

Which of the following culture regions of the United States has the strongest historical connections to Lutheran Christian traditions?

• The Rocky Mountains

• New England

• The Upper Midwest

• The South

• The Pacific Northwest