AP Human Geography Cultural Diffusion

Hierarchical diffusion means that the culture is diffused 

• from place to place in a random way
• from those in authority or the famous
• because of popular culture
• from culture to culture

Folk culture is 

• heterogeneous and widespread
• homogeneous and small
• practiced in urban areas
• greatly influenced by the media

In the 18th and 19th century cultural hearths moved to Europe and North America because of the 

• Agricultural Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• French Revolution
• American Revolution

Popular culture 

• spreads slowly from group to group
• spreads by relocation diffusion
• has a rural base
• takes place in a large, heterogeneous group

Assimilation takes place when

• a smaller culture shares traits with a larger culture
• a smaller culture is totally absorbed by a larger, more dominant culture
• cultures give and take
• culture moves with people in relocation diffusion

When people are assimilated in a culture they "assimilate" but hang on to this until the very end. It is their

• religion

• dress

• diet

• language

The following is part of the cultural landscape EXCEPT

• Sewer System
• Office Complex System
• Water Well
• River System

Relocation diffusion is 

• listening to pop music
• a Syrian family moving to the US
• wearing jeans
• eating at McDonalds

Cultural globalization is illustrated by 

• world wide use of the internet
• the Amish communities in the US
• eating local food prepared in a small restaurant
• a folk dance in China

Which of the following best demonstrates the concept of a cultural hearth?

• the Middle East, where many cultures share the religion of Islam.

• Latin America, which consists of several distinct but related cultures

• the places in the world where material and non-material traits emerged.

• The buildings, roads and other elements built by humans.