Types of Diffusion (AP Human Geography)
This deck covers the key concepts of diffusion in human geography, focusing on different types such as expansion, contagious, hierarchical, stimulus, and relocation diffusion.
Diffusion
Key Terms
Diffusion
The spatial spreading of a culture element or phenomenon
Expansion diffusion
The spread of an idea through a population in a way that the number of those influenced becomes continuously larger. Includes contagious, hierarchi...
Contagious diffusion
Distance-controlled spreading of an idea through a local population by contact from person to person.
Hierarchical diffusion
An idea spreads by passing first among the most connected individuals, then spreading to other individuals
Stimulus diffusion
A form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place. In other word...
Relocation diffusion
A form of diffusion where the ideas being diffused are transmitted by their carriers as they relocate to new areas
Related Flashcard Decks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Diffusion | The spatial spreading of a culture element or phenomenon |
Expansion diffusion | The spread of an idea through a population in a way that the number of those influenced becomes continuously larger. Includes contagious, hierarchical, and stimulus diffusion. |
Contagious diffusion | Distance-controlled spreading of an idea through a local population by contact from person to person. |
Hierarchical diffusion | An idea spreads by passing first among the most connected individuals, then spreading to other individuals |
Stimulus diffusion | A form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place. In other words, it is the spreading of an underlying principle of an idea when the idea as a whole cannot spread to a particular culture. |
Relocation diffusion | A form of diffusion where the ideas being diffused are transmitted by their carriers as they relocate to new areas |