AP Human Geo: Cultures, Religions, and Languages

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What is a Hearth?

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The region in which ideas originate.

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What is Diffusion?

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The spread of an idea over time.

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What is Expansion Diffusion?

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When ideas spread to new locations but stay strong in their original locations as well.

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What is Contagious Expansion Diffusion?

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Is a distance controlling spread of an idea that goes locally from person to person, like a disease.

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What is Stimulus Expansion Diffusion?

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When ideas spread outwards from the original hearth and changes with each new person who adopts it.

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What is Acculturation?

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The process of taking in or merging into a different culture, usually a dominant one.

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What is Assimilation?

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The process of taking in and fully accepting a culture.

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What is Creolization?

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The process in which two or more languages merge and create a new language.

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What is a Lingua Franca?

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A language that is adopted as a common language between different language speakers, often used during trading.

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What is Colonialism?

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The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country.