spatial diffusion definition - the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior
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Spatial Diffusion – Orso Example
Foods Italian Mexican
Architecture Spanish Spanish
style housestyle house
Language English Baltimore
and New York Accents
Religion Christianity
Music East Coast
Rap Southern
Rock
Task How did my culture spread from Maryland to Houston?
Cultural Diffusion
• How is cultural diffusion evident in your culture?
• Return to your list of cultural elements that you created previously. Write the country or region of origin for 2 of
your elements of culture.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Tribal Religions
= place where major religion originated
Which religion has diffused to every livable continent?
Make a diffusion t-chart
Causes of diffusion Barriers to diffusion
Directions add the 7 Causes and 4 Barriers AND THEIR EXPLANATIONS to diffusion to your chart.
San Francisco
How does the topography of San Francisco help trade?
- The shape of the land creates a natural harbor.
Other Examples
4. Inventions – Cell phones have spread to all regions of the world.
No, but isn’t it great that cell phones have
diffused to my country?
Hey, it’s Britney. Have you seen my
golden bucket?
Other Examples
5. War – Countries force their culture on conquered nations.
6. Migration – People bring their culture with them when they move.
7. Trade – Economic goods and culture are exchanged by the world’s market economies.
• Go back to your list of your culture.
• Write a cause of spatial diffusion for two elements of your culture. – Example: Food Italian Diffused because of migration.
• Get a partner. Get a laptop. Log on to workstation.
• Go to www.orso2ndperiod.wikispaces.com– On the left side click “1st Marking Period”– Go to Today, Week 5 and open the powerpoint called Spatial
Diffusion– Take all notes Complete the right side of your t-chart first.– Complete all tasks
• Go to www.orso2ndperiod.wikispaces.com– On the left side click “1st Marking Period”– Go to Today, Week 5 and open the
powerpoint called Spatial Diffusion– Take all notes Complete the right side of
your t-chart first.– Complete all tasks
Barriers to spatial diffusion
3. Ocean – too big to travel across
Tasks: Give two examples of technology that allow people to overcome the previous 3 barriers to diffusion.
4. Religion – Religious beliefs restrict the adoption of other cultures.
Barriers to spatial diffusion
Halftime
• Your chart should be complete. Make sure you have each cause of diffusion and barrier for diffusion and their explanations.
• Check out the following slide and match it up with your chart.
• Underline each example so that it stands out. Example 4. Religion – Religious beliefs restrict the
adoption of other cultures.
Directions: Read only and do the task explained in the final bullet if you have not already.
Review – Check your chart. If there are
items missing, make corrections. • Causes of diffusion
1. Rivers
2. Plains
3. Harbors
4. Inventions
5. War
6. Migration
7. Trade
• Barriers to diffusion
1. Deserts
2. Mountains
3. Oceans
4. Religion
Globalization Preview
• Now your chart should be complete.
• The next section is about globalization.
• Globalization is a specific form of spatial diffusion.
Directions: Read only
Globalization – when a product or idea spreads worldwide
• Globalization can be an economic product or activity = Economic Diffusion
OR • Globalization can be a social activity =
Cultural Diffusion.
2 types - Economic Diffusion- Cultural Diffusion
Directions: Copy these notes and the information in the box below under your diffusion t-chart or on a new page.
Directions: The next sequence of slides has pictures that show goods and ideas that are examples of globalization. It’s up to you to determine whether the globalization picture represents economic diffusion, cultural diffusion, or both.
Globalization Pics
1. TV Economic Diffusion
Directions:
1. In your notebook create a small chart similar to the one below.
2. Give a title for each picture. My example is TV.
3. Record the type of spatial diffusion that the picture represents. TV is an example of economic diffusion.
Globalization Pics Key – use this to check your answers, make
corrections if necessary
Slide 1 Economic DiffusionSlide 2 Cultural DiffusionSlide 3 Economic DiffusionSlide 4 BothSlide 5 Cultural DiffusionSlide 6 Both
Task In your notebook, explain why slide 4 and slide 6 are both economic and cultural diffusion.
HW: Divide a piece of paper in half
• Left Side: Cartoon A: US
• Sketch a cartoon of daily life in the US that has three causes of diffusion.
• Include two examples of globalization.
• Right Side: Cartoon B: Fake Country
• Sketch a cartoon of daily life in a fake country that has three barriers to diffusion.
• Make up 2 new examples of culture that was never able to diffuse.– Think about food, religion,
clothing, etc. – Example People wear
pants on their head and shirts on their legs.