January 14th and 15th, 2014
AP Human Geography Agenda
Religion
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
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Discuss the differences between universalizing and ethnic religions
Explain the important components of the world’s major religions including Christianity, Judaism, Islam,
Hinduism and Buddhism
Understand the importance of sacred spaces and holy places
Compare and contrast the different religious hotspot in the world.
Big Framing Objective
Understand the differences in
Universalizing and Ethnic Religions,
and explain hotspots of religious
tensions.
By the end of today, we will
1. Define Religion
2. Discuss the differences and similarities with the universalizing and ethnic religions.
Part I: Do now – What do I remember? (5 minutes): Individual
1. Define religion
Part II: Religions Processing (30-40 minutes): Groups
Using both of the charts and your notes, answer the questions on the handout. Be thoughtful and
specific.
Part III: Key Issue 4 – Why do territorial conflicts arise among religious groups?
Let’s take a few notes
or
Part IV: Project Assignment (rest of class): Groups
Have fun!
Part IV: Do Later – what did I learn (end of class): Individual
Sharp differences in demographic characteristics, such as natural increase rates, CBR, and migration rates
can be seen among Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle East and Africa, and between Roman
Catholics and Protestants and Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland. How might demographic differences
affect future relationships among the groups in these regions?
What needs to be turned in at the
end of this class?
 Do Now Do Later
 Processing Quiz
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UpComing Events:
14/15: Process Ehtnic and Universalizing Religions; Project
16/17: Ethnic Conflicts; Projects
MIDTERM
What is due next class?
 nothing
IF YOU LEARN ONLY 3 THINGS IN THIS UNIT:
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2.
3.
There are 5 primary relgions in the world today: Christianity, Islam, Judaism (the 3 “western”
religions) and Hinduism and Buddhism (the 2 “eastern” religions). Christianity is the largest
religion in the world with just over 2 billion followers. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the
world.
Religions are defined as monotheistic or polytheistic, and ethnic (born into) or universalizing (may
convert into).
There are architectual differences in religious structures around the world. Christians use
churches, Jews use synagogues, Muslims use mosques, Hindus use temples, and Buddhist use
pagodas.
Geography Facts - word find
not today
This Day in History
1639
1784
1943
1953
1954
1963
1973
The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
The United States ratified treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill meet at the Casablanca Conference.
Tito formally became the first president of the Republic of Yugoslavia.
Marilyn Monroe married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
George Wallace sworn in as Alabama's governor, promising "segregation forever."
The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to go undefeated and have a perfect season by beating the
Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.
1990 The Simpsons premiered on television.
2008 Bobby Jindal takes office as governor of Louisiana as the first elected Indian-American governor of the U.S.
INTERFAITH CONFLICTS
Place
China (Tibet)
Nigeria
Interfaith Boundary
Tibetan Buddhism and
Atheism
Islam and Christianity
India
Hinduism and Sikhism
India and
Pakistan
Former
Yugoslavia
Hinduism and Islam
Central African
Republic
Muslim and
Christianity
Burma/Myanmar
Buddhism and Islam
Christianity and Islam
Conflict
The atheist Chinese government id destroying Tibetan Buddhist
monasteries, and overall trying to suppress the religion.
Islam prevails in the northern region while Christianity and local
religions prevail in the South. Lead to power based tensions for
government control
Sikhs in the NW state of Punjab demand autonomy from the Hinducontrolled government of India
Pakistan was established as a Muslim state in 1948. Pakistan and
India are fighting over territory called Jammu and Kashmir
In the Yugoslavian civil wars of the 1990s, Serb leader Slobadan
Milosevic tried to kill or evict the Muslim population in Bosnia and
the other Serbian controlled lands in the region
With its Muslim-Christian overtones risks escalating into sustained
violence along religious lines and spilling beyond the country’s
borders, further destabilizing the whole region
Though Muslims nationwide have been targeted, members of one
particular ethnic group, the Rohingya, have borne the brunt of the
violence. Many Buddhists view the Rohingya Muslims, who live
along the border with Bangladesh, as illegal immigrants, even
though many have been in Myanmar for generations.
INTRAFAITH CONFLICTS
Place
Iraq
Intrafaith Boundary
Islam: Sunni and
Shiite
Conflict
After the fall of the largely Sunni government controlled by
Saddam Hussein, both Sunnis and Shiites are warring for
control of the newly forming political landscape
US
Northern Ireland
Christian:
Fundamentalism and
moderate Christianity
Christian: Protestant
and Catholic
Christians have conflicted in the US over political-cultural
issues such as homosexuality, evolution, and abortion. In
some cases, violent tactics have been used
British Colonialism deposited large numbers of Protestants
in traditionally Catholic Northern Ireland. Has caused violent
conflicts between the 2 groups in the regions