i have a few questions about taoism/daoism?

1. branches or sects included in Taoism
2. symbols or sound associated with the religion
3. places of worship
4. Regions where the religion is practiced today

Hmmm...I don't know...guess you'll have to do your homework...LOL...y'all

The Answer to Your Question is 1. branches or sects (ARE) "included in Taoism" !

Lao Zi started the Daoism.
http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/227/148/
Daoist teaching can be found in Dao Te Ching and Daoist Canon.

Tai Chi (or Tai Jo) Chuan is another branch of Daoist practice. It's movement very popular in martial arts in modern times. There are many branches and the original movement and teaching was mostly lost.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/history.html
Good reference about martial art at: http://martialarts.ntdtv.com/
Another Daoist story:
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-6-25/56854.html

In many beginner Daoists, they are somewhat similar to the wizards of the Western world. "In the Daoist small worldly paths they don?t cultivate longevity. What they do is all about fortune-telling, feng shui reading, exorcising evil, and healing people, and most small worldly paths use sorcery." copied from page #105 in the Zhuan Falun Lecture on the web.

Not relating to Buddhism nor Daoism, Falun Gong is a unique School, combining the Daoist and Buddhist practice. Falun Gong is an ancient practice for the body, mind, based upon the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. There are about 100 million people practicing Falun Gong in over 80 countries worldwide.

Falun Gong, Tibetans, other Buddhists, and Daiosts have been persecuted in China. The most offensive human right violation is the organ harvesting from the Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Can you kindly sign a petition to stop persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, please ?
http://cipfg.org/en/news/petition.html