AP Human Geography Diffusion Quiz

What is cultural diffusion?

• The exchange of currency between different cultures

• The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.

• The process of preserving cultural traditions within a group

• The practice of creating new cultural beliefs and activities

Which type of diffusion involves the physical movement of people from one place to another?

• Relocation diffusion

• Expansion diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

In which type of diffusion does the spread occur from larger to smaller places or from higher to lower levels of hierarchy?

• Random diffusion

• Reverse diffusion

• Non-hierarchical diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

Which type of diffusion spreads rapidly and widely throughout a population?

• Stimulus diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

• Relocation diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

What is stimulus diffusion?

• Limited spread of underlying principle

• Complete acceptance of all characteristics

• Spread of specific characteristic while rejecting the underlying principle

• Spread of an underlying principle while rejecting a specific characteristic

Which type of diffusion involves the spread of an idea or innovation that is not immediately adopted, but instead is changed by the new adopters?

• Cultural Diffusion

• Rapid Diffusion

• Direct Diffusion

• Static Diffusion

What is an example of cultural diffusion?

• The spread of Christianity from Europe to Africa

• The development of the Roman alphabet

• The invention of the printing press in Europe

• The spread of Buddhism from India to China

Which type of diffusion is most likely to occur in a densely populated area?

• Stimulus diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Relocation diffusion

What is an example of relocation diffusion?

• The spread of Christianity in Europe during the Middle Ages

• The spread of Buddhism from India to China through the travels of Buddhist monks.

• The migration of birds from one region to another

• The diffusion of the English language through colonization

Which type of diffusion is characterized by the spread of an idea from one key person or node of authority to other persons or places?

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Chaotic diffusion

• Reverse diffusion

• Random diffusion