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1. What are some examples of cultural traits?
   
   

2. Look at the key for Figure 8.2.1; what language family is found in Saudi Arabia?
   
   

   Figure 8.2.1, World languages. (Adapted from “Human Language Families.” Wikimedia Commons. png image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Human_Language_Families_(wikicolors).png)

   

3. What explanation is there for the similarities in the cultures of the United States and Australia?
   
   

4. Look at Figure 8.2.2; notice that in some areas of the southwestern United States the predominant religion is different from the predominate religion of the surrounding area. What might this be attributed to?
   
   

   Figure 8.2.2, World religions.

   

5. What are some factors that tie the Kurdish people together?
   
   

6. Look at Figure 8.2.4; in which two countries do the majority of the Kurdish people live?
   
   

   Figure 8.2.4, A graph of the Kurdish population within the main countries in which Kurdish communities are found. (CIA World Factbook)

   

7. What do languages tell us about migration patterns?