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More Geo ch.6
Distribution of Religions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| East Asia | 1/2 unaffiliated, 1/2 folk religion/Buddhism |
| South Asia | 2/3 Hindu - India, 1/3 Muslim - Bangladesh and Pakistan |
| Southeast Asia | 40% Muslims - Indonesia 23% Buddhists - Thailand and Cambodia 23% Christians - Philippines |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2/3 Christian - south 1/3 Muslim - north |
| The Troubles | protests/violence to end discrimination against the Catholics in Belfast, Ireland |
| Mahayana Buddhism | China, Korea, Japan |
| Theravada Buddhism | Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand |
| Vajrayana Buddhism | Tibet and Mongolia |
| Sunni Islam | Southwest Asia, North Africa, Southeast Asia |
| Shiite Islam | Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen |
| Confucianism and Taoism | Chinese traditional ethnic religions |
| Sikhism | Punjab region of India - Founder Guru Nanak - Guru Granth Sa-hib – holy scriptures |
| Juche | North Korea- Founder Kim Il-sung |
| Spiritism | Human personality exists after death - Brazil |
| Judaism | Judah – one of Jacob’s 12 sons - Torah - 1st monotheistic religion - 2/5 live in the US and 2/5 in Israel |
| Bahai | All over the world - Shíráz, Iran 1844 - Husayn 'Ali Nuri is prophet |
| Tenrikyo | Japan - Founder Nakayama Miki |
| Shinto | Japan |
| Cao Dai | Vietnam |
| Zoroastrianism | Prophet Zoroaster - India, Iran, US |