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AP Human Geography Unit 1 & 2 – Introduction & Cultural Geography World’s Regions
Religious Landscape Demographic Indicators
Activity – World regions are large areas that share common characteristics, usually across numerous countries. Generally, geographic regionalization is based on culture and religion is a major component of culture. This map is to display the world’s regions as well as the distribution of the major universalizing and ethnic religions of the world.
1.! Label every state (country) of the world
2.! World Regions – Outline in black the major World Regions & label them on the map
A.!Anglo America (United States and Canada) B.! Latin America C.!Europe D.!Middle East & Northern Africa E.! Sub-Saharan Africa F.! Russia and former Soviet Union G.!South Asia H.!East Asia I.! Southeast Asia J.! Oceania
3.! World Religions & Regionalization
-! Indicate the hearth of each religion -! Pick a color & shade in the territory of each religion on the map
Major Religions
1.! Hinduism 2.! Shinto 3.! Judaism 4.! Christianity
a.! Roman Catholic b.! Protestant c.! Eastern Orthodox
5.! Islam a.! Sunni b.! Shi’ite
6.! Buddhism a.! Mahayana b.! Theravada
4.! Create a key that explains your map
*Scale - Be aware that your map indicates only the majority religion of each area. Many areas have a significant minority that practices religions other than the dominant religion.
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