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Chapter 6 APHumanGeo
Chapter 6 vocabulary for APHG.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Universalizing Religion | A religion that attempts to appeal to all the people, not just those living in a particular location. |
| Solstice | An astronomical event that happens twice each year. |
| Sect | A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination. |
| Polytheism | Belief in or worship of more than one god. |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. |
| Pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion. |
| Monotheism | The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only one god. |
| Missionary | An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion. |
| Hierarchical Religion | A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control. |
| Ghetto | During the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews. |
| Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect) |
| Ethnic Religion | A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated. |
| Diocese | A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian church. |
| Denomination | A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body. |
| Cosmogony | A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. |
| Caste | The class or distinct heredity order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law. |
| Branch | A large and fundamental division within a religion. |
| Autonomous Religion | A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally. |
| Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events like thunderstorms and earthquakes have a discrete spirit and conscious life. |