Chapter 6, Key Issue #1:

S1 - Be comfortable with the geographic distribution of global religions
S2 - Know the terminology associated with how religions are organized / T1 - Know the difference between universalizing and ethnic religions.
T1 - Be able to generally locate where global religions are on the map.
T2 - Understand the terms atheism, agnosticism, branch, denomination, sect, monotheism, polytheism and be able to fit them into religions around the globe.

Chapter 6, Key Issue #2:

S1 - Become aware of how major universalizing and ethnic religions originated as well as diffused regionally/globally / T1 - Place major importance on learning the standard as it relates to Christianity and Islam. Secondary importance on learning the remaining religions.

Chapter 6, Key Issue #3:

S1 - Understand the sacred space of each major faith and how it’s utilized / T1 - Beginning with the major religions Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, understand how space is used for religious purposes.

Chapter 6, Key Issue #4:

S1 - Gain and understanding of the various cultural clashes centering on religion / T1 - Understand how religion has conflicted with communism and Western values.
T1 - Understand intrafaith (same religion) conflicts and their origins.
T1 - Be able to assess and evaluate the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Chapter 7, Key Issue #1:

S1 - Be able to differentiate between race and ethnicity
S2 - Recognize the phenomenon of ethnic clustering / T1 - Know the components that make up race as well as ethnicity. Be able to apply your understanding to specific real-world examples.
T2 - Be able to explain how regional clustering works based on race/ethnicity paying close attention to clustering in the urban landscape.

Chapter 7, Key Issue #2:

S1 - Perceive how and why ethnicities have diffused throughout history / T1 - Know the term slave triangle and how this shaped the diffusion of ethnicity.
T1 - Know the major governmental policies in U.S. history and how those policies shaped the diffusion of race/ethnicity. White flight and blockbusting are a major part of this understanding.
T1 - Know the story of the Apartheid in South Africa and how governmental policy can create a forced movement of ethnic groups.

Chapter 7, Key Issue #3:

S1 - Be able to explain how race/ethnicity can be a major source of regional/global conflict / T1 - Learn the terms nationality, nationalism centripetal forces, centrifugal forces and how they fit into race/ethnic conflict around the globe.
T1 - Understand the root of the ethnic conflicts that have arisen in SW Asia and India.
T1 - Be able to explain how colonization from powerful countries have contributed to ethnic conflict using specific case studies.

Chapter 7, Key Issue #4:

S1 - Dig into the reasons why large-scale ethnic conflict erupts from time to time / T1 - Understand the terms genocide and ethnic cleansing.
T1 - Grasp the term balkanization and be able to explain why the former Yugoslavia blew up into ethnic conflict.
T1 - Understand the reasons why Africa has been plagued with genocide and ethnic cleansing. Be able to provide at least two case studies illustrating ethnic conflict.