Section: Human Geography

28) A universalizing religion:

1. appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations
2. is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth
3. is intentionally developed to be a world religion
4. is rarely transmitted through missionaries

A universalizing religion is a religion that attempts to operate on a global scale and to appeal to all people wherever they reside, compared to an ethnic religion which primarily attracts one group of people living in one place.