3.4 Types of Diffusion

The location in which an idea, culture, belief or item originated (started) is known as the

• heart

• hearth

• landscape

• home

The Amish moving from Europe to the Americas is an example of expansion diffusion.

• True

• False

Expansion diffusion occurs when ideas or practices spread throughout a population from area to area with more and more people practicing those ideas.

• True

• False

Diffusion that spreads from a world city to a small town it is known as hierarchical diffusion.

• True

• False

In contagious diffusion, the spread starts away from the hearth and then moves towards it.

• True

• False

Which one below is NOT one of the three sub-categories of expansion diffusion

• stimulus diffusion

• hierarchical diffusion

• relocation diffusion

• contagious diffusion

Barriers to diffusion include language and religious beliefs.

• True

• False

Technological advancements have made physical barriers more and more of an obstacle to the diffusion of culture.

• True

• False

Answer the question on the screen.

#1 - What type of diffusion is being displayed below?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

#2 What type of diffusion is being displayed below? (Choose the TWO best answers!)

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E