friday december 5

these are the notes that were taken today in class. Examples of spatial divisions -political alliances * North Atlantic Treaty organization (NATO) * Commonwealth of Nations *Organization of American States(OAS) Five Religions Christianity is the biggest in the world Called Christians 2.2 billion Multiple denominations for Christians Location: Europe, The Americas, southern Africa Founder: Jesus Christ Abrahamic Clergy : Pope is the head of the church, Priest local authorities Islam 1.5 billion Muslims Location Indonesia, Middle East, north Africa Denominations: Sunnis Shiites Founder Muhammad Abrahamic Hinduism 1.1 billion Called Hindus Location India, Nepal No founder More like a way of life instead of a religion Buddhism 500 million-1.5 billion Called buddhist South east Asia, China, Nepal, Japan( 1.2 million Buddhist in United states Founder Siddhartha Gautama Denominations: Tibetan Zen Theravada Amidist