geography

Select one aspect of popular culture that interests you, such as a type of music, a specific type of fashion, an architectural style, a slang word or language, a form of dance, a sport, or a type of food.

Trace the development and diffusion of your selected aspect of popular culture in a presentation.

Create a map that illustrates the spatial distribution of your selected form of popular culture. This will be either a global or national map depending on where the aspect spread.

Answer the following in your presentation:

• Where did your selected aspect of popular culture originate?
• How did it spread? What types of communication were involved?
• Where did it spread?
• What are the commonalities of the geographic locations to which it spread?

Submit your assignment in one of the following formats consistent with APA guidelines:

• A 4- to 6-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation
• A presentation comparable to 4- to 6-slides created using a tool such as Prezi, VoiceThread, or SlideShare
• A 3- to 5-minute podcast