Diffusion
History of Diffusion
Contemporary diffusion & religion
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The origins of a cultural diffused phenomenon is known as this. Almost like it's "heart"
What is cultural hearth?
100
When 2 distinct groups adopt traits from another; retaining cultural distinction.
What is acculturation?
100
The process of culture diffusion across nations around the world is likely a result of increased urbanization and this. Which essentially means
What is globalization?
100
The name of a geographic feature, which could reveal cultural significance.
What is a toponym?
100
This map size is this based on the bar scale and ratio scale numbers: Even those numbers are large this map scale is anything but that.
What is a small scale map?
100
The extensive network of canals in this European country are found in both rural and urban areas. Commercial and agricultural uses.
What is Netherlands?
100
Despite harsh climates humans have adapted the environment to suit their needs is mostly aligned with this theory on human-environmental interactions.
What is environmental possibilism?
100
A focal point (node) in which communication or transportation activity is involved around that region.
What is a functional region?
200
Ideas, practice and language superimposed to a new location from a cultural hearth because of movement of people through migration patterns. Ex.) Japanese immigrants working in Brazil.
What is relocation diffusion?
200
The language mutually understand by a society is known as this. It's a latin phrase.
What is Lingua Franca?
200
These religions mostly diffuse culture via relocation diffusion Their movement or migration to various parts of America and Europe are not seeking to make converts out of you, but they will spread culture.
What is ethnic religion?
200
Variations of a language spoken in a culture or a country.
What are dialects?
200
A city manager would like to analyze the layout of the city with distinct areas of interest: roads, commercial zones, entertainment areas, and newly annexed land). He needs these 2 things: A specific map size and some computer software technology.
What is large scale map and GIS?
200
Plaza del las tres culturas, an example of sequent occupancy in this other multi-cultural country in North America.
What is Mexico?
200
Seeking to understand a culture based on their standards, not yours is behind this tolerant view of different values and beliefs
What is cultural relativism?
200
A population will have to have grow by this rate to see its population double in roughly 54 years.
What is 1.2% NIR?
300
A diffusion of culture (values, practice, etc.) occurs through an object or person of influence. Celebrities, politicians, Professional athletes etc.) is known as this "h"ard to spell type of diffusion.
What is hierarchical diffusion?
300
The end of this conflict set off the historical causes of diffusion between Korean and the U.S. cultures
What is the Korean war (1950 -53)?
300
DOUBLE JEAPORDY:
What are global, national, regional and local scales of analysis?
300
The most used language family category; influences the India and Iranian branches and Germanic, Spanish from Europe branches.
What is Indo-european?
300
A bar scale with an inch = .5 mile(s) is this size scale map. In other words this map has much more detail than a map bar scale where an inch = 500 miles.
What is a large scale map?
300
What is China?
300
The industrial revolution and medical advancements lead to a falling death rate while birth rates remain high in this stage of the demographic transition model?
What is stage 2?
300
The European economist who predicted population will grow geometrically and food grows arithmetically leading to a major crisis point.
Who is Thomas Malthus?
400
Distance decay, and physical geography were the main hurdles of diffusion of culture historically, but now cultural, political, and economic factors contribute to this term which means obstacles get in the way of diffusion.
What are barriers to diffusion?
400
Migration patterns and economic trade between countries merge cultures. But don't forget about these other 3 reasons how cultures meet.
What are colonialism, imperialism and wars?
400
These religions are likely found close to their cultural hearth because they do not seek converts and are typically connected to a particular region.
What are ethnic religions?
400
When two cultures "sync" up and create a new distinct cultural practice.
What is syncretism?
400
What map scale of analysis would a climate scientist use to analyze the impact of international trade on water temperatures across major ports in Asia, America And Europe.
What is global scale? Regional scale of analysis?
400
DOUBLE JEAPORDY
What is Russia?
400
In this stage of the DTM, the natural rate of increase is at, or near zero. The greying of the population (aging) is illustrated by birth rates remaining low as well as deaths since life expectancy increases.
What is stage 4?
400
3 different map projections
What are Mercator, Gall-peters, Robinson, Goode's-Homolosine equal area?
500
Typically resulting from social media and widespread technology, this type of diffusion spreads quickly from culture to culture; 6 or 7 times the speed of light.
What is contagious diffusion?
500
Ahi tuna Sushi made into a burrito shows this 'synchronizing' effect of cultural diffusion.
What is syncretism?
500
Two types of religions, and I'm not talking about monotheistic or polytheistic.
What are universalizing and ethnic religions?
500
the two broad forces which drive societies and cultures apart; or bring cultures together in unity in human geography.
What is centrifugal and centripetal forces?
500
Large Buddha statues and monasteries are found all across this tropical southeastern nation. 
What is Thailand?
500
The average number of children women need to have in order to replace fathers and mothers of a country.
What is a TFR of 2.1?
500
A megacity it incorporates 5 Boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island)
What is New York City USA?