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1 How is Religion seen in the Cultural Landscape?
Bottom left-Amana, Iowa German Protestant burial. Bottom Right Yucatan, Mexico colorful above ground burials. Top left-cremation outside of the Taj Mahal. Top right-the Taj Mahal is large the tomb built for the the wife of the Mughul Emperor.

2 Spanish Catholic names are found in the South West
Spanish Catholic Names SW US Spanish Catholic names are found in the South West

3 French Catholic names are common in Quebec
Quebec-French Roman Catholic names If Time Permits hand out Road Atlases and have students count the number of towns or place names with St., Ste. Or Saint in Quebec-note how few there are in Ontario next door.

4 Right a Rose Window in Chartres Cathedral
Left-Entrance of Chartres Cathedral-symbolic representation of Christ in the center with the 4 apostles surrounding him. Right a Rose Window in Chartres Cathedral

5 Above ground burials in the low-lying Flanders area of Belgium-city of Damme.

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7 Day of the Dead Altar in Notre Dame de Chicago.
The church was built by French Canadians, but the neighborhood now is predominantly Hispanic.

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9 Protestant & Catholic Landscapes in the United States
Scandinavian Lutheran Church St. Mary’s Catholic Church

10 A public bus in Port-au-Prince,
Haiti Store front church in Toronto, Canada

11 Review states of the Middle East & North Africa Before the Test

12 The crescent, seen on top of many mosques, originally signified the waxing of the moon. It is associated with special acts of devotion to God. The star and crescent appear on many flags of countries that are mainly Muslim.


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