NAFTA
True or False. Was NAFTA a supranational organization
True
What is the definition of Cultural Assimilation?
minority group or individual adopts dominant culture traits
What is the rapid, widespread spread of a cultural trait, idea, or innovation through direct, person-to-person contact?
contagious diffusion
True or False, has technology such as cellphones helped spread diffusion?
An ancient vast network used for trades like spices, silver, gold, etc...
The silk road
What countries were involved in NAFTA?
U.S., Canada, and Mexico
What can Cause Assimilation?
Forces like colonialism, government policies, economic pressure, and social integration
the spread of a cultural trait, idea, or innovation through the physical movement of people, who carry their traditions, languages, foods, and beliefs with them as they migrate to new places.
relocation diffusion
How may the internet help communication?
Quick communication over long distances
An effect that impacts wages, jobs, and damages smaller businesses, when a major chain store leaves.
Walmart effect
What economic effects did NAFTA bring?
Increased Trade or Increased jobs
What are some good things that Assimilation can lead to?
Can lead to a single, unified culture or create social tension
the spread of an idea, trend, or innovation from powerful or influential people/places (like major cities, celebrities, or leaders) down through a social structure to less influential groups or smaller areas.
Hierarchical Diffusion
What geographic technology helps get from point A to B using your location.
GPS
What is monoculture?
usage of a single type of crop or livestock on a given farm.
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreement.
Where can Assimilation be found?
Anywhere diverse cultures interact, where minority groups live alongside a dominant culture?
the spread of a cultural trend, idea, or innovation from its origin outward, while remaining strong and even growing in its source area.
expansion diffusion
Stored data that could change at any given time?
Remote Sensing (RS)
An effect that changed consumers expectations on ship timing and forced other retail services to provide faster and more convenient shipping.
amazon effect
What organization replaced NAFTA?
USMCA
what can examples of Assimilation be?
New skills/ways/additions added to already pre-existing understood concepts
ex. a student learning fractions and using them in a math concept
What Cultural diffusion where an underlying idea or principle spreads to a new culture, but the original cultural trait is rejected or modified to fit local customs?
Stimulus Diffusion
Diffusion spreads ideas, but can also lead to cultural convergence or divergence?
Cultural Impact
What are the Four main types of globalization?
technology, economic, political, and cultural