Diffusion
the spread of a cultural trait by people who migrate and carry their cultural traits with them
Relocation Diffusion
A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.
Islam
Describes the precise location of a place using the Earth’s Graticule (latitude & longitude)e.g. Palm Beach Gardens = 26°49′43″N 80°06′36″W
Absolute location
Measure of total population relative to land size.
population density
occurs when an ethnic or immigrant group moving to a new area adopts the values and practices of the larger group that has received them, while still maintaining major elements of their own culture
acculturation
the spread of cultural traits through direct or indirect exchange without migration
Expansion Diffusion
Practice routinely followed by a group of people.
Custom
The idea that the likelihood of interaction diminishes with increasing distance
distance decay
Measure of the number of people within a given area divided by the total land area
Arithmetic population density
when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group
assimilation
occurs when a cultural traits spreads continuously outward from its hearth through contact among people
Contagious Diffusion
Name all of the continents in the world.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
region that exists as an idea
e.g. the South, Kurdistan
Perceptual/vernacular region:
On a chart showing exponential growth the line often makes the shape of the letter “J”
J-curve
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs. Lines that divide dialects.
Isogloss
spread of culture outward from the most interconnected places or from centers of wealth and importance
Hierarchical Diffusion
Area in which a unique culture or a specific trait develops
Culture hearth.
thematic map that shows statistical data by transforming space
cartogram
The number of people an area can sustain without critically straining its resources
Carrying capacity
Factors that divide a country
Centrifugal forces
occurs when people in a culture adopt an underlying idea or process from another culture, but modify it because they reject one trait of it
Stimulus Diffusion
What is the iltexas mission statement.
The mission of ILTexas is to prepare students for exceptional leadership roles in the international community by emphasizing servant leadership, mastering the English, Spanish, and Chinese languages, and strengthening the mind, body, and character.
The process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics,and culture
Globalization
What stage is this in demographic transition model? developing country (industrializing) birth rates are high & death rates begin to drop = population increases
(Afghanistan, Kenya)
stage 2
sequent occupancy
the notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape