Research assignment Select two of the following geographic regions: Europe, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia (e.g., India), East Asia (e.g. China), Australia and Polynesia, Mexico and Central America South America For each region describe the population in terms of its racial and ethnic groups-a comprehensive account of all racial-ethnic groups in the regions is not necessary, only a sampling is required for the assignment. o Provide examples of how these groups are defined socially (e.g., name-official and/or slang, religious and other cultural practices, social status) o Provide examples of how these groups are defined biologically (e.g., phenotypic traits and ancestry) Write a paper and create a power-point presentation that features racial-ethnic groups from the two regions you selected

Research assignment Select two of the following geographic regions: Europe, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia (e.g., India), East Asia (e.g. China), Australia and Polynesia, Mexico and Central America South America For each region describe the population in terms of its racial and ethnic groups-a comprehensive account of all racial-ethnic groups in the regions is not necessary, only a sampling is required for the assignment. o Provide examples of how these groups are defined socially (e.g., name-official and/or slang, religious and other cultural practices, social status) o Provide examples of how these groups are defined biologically (e.g., phenotypic traits and ancestry) At least three sources of scholarly information are required. Journal articles and websites for professional organizations such as the American Anthropological Association are good scholarly sources (http://www.americananthro.org/). Use Google Scholar when searching for journal articles. Write a paper and create a power-point presentation that features racial-ethnic groups from the two regions you selected The paper should be (3pages) Written assignments are to be done as a Word document or PDF that is typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, Calibri or Times New Roman. APA citation style. The slide presentation cannot be larger than 64 megabytes, should include pictures, embedded video, and other media as well as and your own narration, with a total presentation time lasting no longer than five minutes. Presentations must be saved in PowerPoint or as a file readable by PowerPoint. This has to be finished no later than 9 of march at 1 am ET