AP Human Geography U4

Comparing both photographs, each image shows the significance of temples, religious statuary, and iconography on the

cultural landscape

The temples shown in the images, combined with the surrounding scenic physical landscape, have become centers of pilgrimage and tourism. These factors combine to result in enhanced religious expression and local

placemaking

Which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?

Ethnocentrism

As Buddhism diffused through East Asia, Buddhist traditions blended with local cultural customs to create distinct religious practices, such as Daoism in China and Shinto in Japan. Which of the following terms best describes this blending of cultural traditions?

Syncretism

Even though total fertility rates have been declining in some less-developed countries, the total population has continued to grow.  This is primarily because a high percentage  of the population is

under the age of 15

The geopolitical setting of which of the following countries can be explained by its membership in the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War and its location along the European shatterbelt?

Bulgaria