Cultural Geography- day 2

The notes that we took today were Religion cont., and they are:
-Jews believe they are decedents of Abraham-Abrahamic (also Christians and Muslims believe this).
-The break came of Islam, Muslims split into- Shiites and Sunnies.
- They have millions (or hundreds of millions!) of followers all believing the same thing.
-religion can also be a dividing force around the world.
-Hindus and Muslims fight in India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim).
-there are conflicts between Catholics and Protestants (2 forms of Christians) in North Ireland.
-Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim Jerusalem as their religious holy site.
-they are constantly fighting over the land
-Spatial Divisions-
-spatial divisions are how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing social, economic, and political control.
-you can be a member of more than one social group.
-spatial divisions can also cause conflicts or cooperation.
-examples of spatial divisions-
*countries
*economic alliances
^European Union (EU)
^ Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
^North American Free Trade Agreement  (NAFTA)
^Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
-Political Alliances
^North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
^Commonwealth of Nations
^Organization of American States (OAS)
^League of Arab States
^African Union (AU)
-Reasons for Spatial Division Conflicts-
*Cultural differences (language & religion)- Indonesia, Canada (Quebec), Ireland, Sudan.
*Nationalism- (the belief that your nation is superior to all others).