Human Geography Questions

The local assembly brought together for common religious worship

This religion is growing rapidly in North America and Europe, with France having the largest population

a large and fundamental division within a religion

A religion that combines several traditions

A religion that appeals primarily to one group of people living in one place. Usually has less followers

The main branch of Islam with more than 88% of the followers, they follow various schools of thought and religious law

1 billion followers, 97% in India, has several gods but followers tend to choose one

Most Chinese traditional religions are syncretic which means that they are a ______ of several different religions

A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body.

A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location.

The belief that the existence of god can not be proven empirically

Folk religions have what percentage of the population of the world fallowing

The most widely practiced religion in the western hemisphere and in most countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa

What region has more than one half of its population considered unaffiliated

Branch of Islam that is divided into three principle schools of thought

Someone who ________ is someone who does not affirm or deny God or any other higher power

if a city of population 10,000 experiences 100 births, 40 deaths, 10 immigrants, and 30 emigrants in the course of a year, what is its net annual percentage growth rate?a. 0.4%b. 0.8%c. 1.0%d. 4.0%e. 8.0%

the increase in the size of earths human population in the last century has been dramatic. which of the following identifies two major contributors to this increase?a. new methods of agriculture and the identification of new food cropsb. the industrial revolution and modern medicinec. increased emigration/immigration and decreased warfared. new methods of birth control and decreased warfaree. increased education for women and the development of new pesticides.

which of the following is a true statement about replacement level fertility?a. it equals the average number of children a women will give birth to during her child bearing yearsb. it equals the annual number of live births per 1,000 people in a populationc. it equals the natural increase of a population in one year.d. it is found by subtracting the number of emigrants from the number or immigrants in one yeare. it is greater in countries with high infant mortality rates than in countries with low infant mortality rates

the current global human population is about 6.1 billion and is growing at an annual rate of 1.35 percent. If world population were to grow at this rate for the next year, approximately how many people would be added?a. 8 x 10^5b. 8 x 10^6c. 8 x 10^7d. 8 x 10^8e. 8 x 10^9