why are some sports only popular in certain places?

[MoFo]

Maybe somebody can help me. Just wondering why some sports become MASSIVE in some places, but just don't catch on anywhere else.

Liek why is American Football so popular in America, but nowhere else?

Why is ice hockey so big in Canada, and to an extent in America and the soviet & nordic states, but nowhere else?

Why is cricket so MASSIVE in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka/Bangladesh, but not that relatively popular elsewhere, especially in the Americas?

Why did football never really catch on in America?

Lacrosse?

Why is rugby popular in a few countries, but rugby league isn't?

Why is basketball only big in tiny European countries and America, and not really anywhere else?

Why is baseball big in Japan and America and it's neighbours, and nowhere in between?

Other than a terrible attention span possibly explaining why cricket and football never caught on in America (although, doesn't explain baseball), I really have no answers to any of the above.