Spatial Diffusion

• Definition - The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.

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.

Causes of diffusion

1. Rivers – serve as transportation routes

The Ship Channel

Large ships importing and exporting goods in the Houston Ship Channel.

Causes of diffusion

2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel

3. Harbors – allow transportation and trade between foreign countries

Causes of Diffusion

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

1. Deserts – too hard to travel across

Barriers to Spatial Diffusion

2. Mountains – act as a barrier, block travel

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.

1. Used around the world

2. Practicedaround the

world

3. Read around the world

4. Eaten around the world

Wanted around the world

Task What effect does this have on Chinese culture?

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.

Review

• Globalization – economic and cultural diffusion that has spread around the world.

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.