Folk and Popular Cultures 1.In what ways does age affect the distribution of leisure activities in folk or popular culture?
2.In what ways might gender affect the diffusion of material culture in folk or popular culture?
Societies use their visions of gender to help decide what activities men and women can engage in.
3.Why do many governments consider it important to limit the freedom to use social media?
4.What types of folk customs might be able to be communicated through social media?

Languages
5.As Chinese languages become increasingly important as lingua franca, what distinctive elements make it especially attractive to use, and which make it especially difficult to use?
6.The two theories of the origin of Indo-European depend on different views underlying the reasons that people migrate. Do you think the “war” theory or the “peace” theory better explains the migration of early humans? Why?
7.According to Figure 5-28c (Page 165), which dialects of British English are forecast to expand, and which are expected to contract by 2030?
8.What geographic factors might account for this changing distribution?
9.Myaamia is an example of a reawakening language. What would have to happen for the language to become even more vigorous in the future?

Religions
10.Only 3 percent of Hindus live in countries where their religion is in the minority, compared with 72 percent of Buddhists. What differences between these two religions account for this sharp difference in the percentage living as a minority?
11.This image shows refugees from Myanmar being rescued by Indonesian fishermen. These refugees are part of a Muslim group known as Rohingya. Based on Figures 6-9, 6-10, and 6-11 (Pages 190-191), at would be the position of Muslims in Myanmar compared with other religions, and why would the Rohingya seek to reach Indonesia?

12.The Roman Catholic Church created the Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, in 1980, and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, in 2004. What geographic patterns and processes might underlie those decisions?
13.What are some similarities and differences in the reasons underlying construction of the West Bank separation b
14.barrier and the U. S.–Mexico border fence?

Ethnicity
15.What are examples of ethnic foods that are now regularly consumed by people of other ethnicities?
16.South Africa is one of the world’s leading producers of wine. Despite the end of apartheid, very few wineries and vineyards are owned by blacks. Why might this be the case?
17.The Kurds claim to be the world’s largest ethnic group not in control of a country. Based on Figure 7-37 (Page 250), what other ethnic groups might have a strong claim to reorganize territorial boundaries so that they could become the majority?
18.The Mostar bridge, pictured in figures 7-43 and 7-45 (Page 253- 254), was rebuilt to look almost precisely like the original bridge. Why do you think it was important to Bosniaks to replicate the original bridge?
19.Professional divers jump off the bridge as part of competitions. Why might the bridge be an important place to hold professional diving competitions?