Spread of Economic Activities Spatial Diffusion Definition - The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior. Spread of Culture Spread of Economic Activities
Spatial Diffusion – Orso Example Foods Italian Mexican Architecture Spanish style house Language English Baltimore and New York Accents Religion Christianity Music East Coast Rap Southern Rock Spatial Diffusion – Orso Example Task How did my culture spread from Maryland to Houston?
Cultural Diffusion How is cultural diffusion evident in your culture? Return to your list of cultural elements that you created previously. Write the country or region of origin for 2 of your elements of culture.
= place where major religion originated Christianity Islam Judaism Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Tribal Religions Which religion has diffused to every livable continent?
Make a diffusion t-chart Causes of diffusion Barriers to diffusion Directions add the 7 Causes and 4 Barriers AND THEIR EXPLANATIONS to diffusion to your chart.
Causes of diffusion Rivers – serve as transportation routes
The Ship Channel
Large ships importing and exporting goods in the Houston Ship Channel.
2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel Causes of diffusion 2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel
Causes of Diffusion 3. Harbors – allow transportation and trade between foreign countries
How does the topography of San Francisco help trade? - The shape of the land creates a natural harbor. San Francisco
Other Examples 4. Inventions – Cell phones have spread to all regions of the world. Hey, it’s Britney. Have you seen my golden bucket? No, but isn’t it great that cell phones have diffused to my country?
Other Examples 5. War – Countries force their culture on conquered nations. 6. Migration – People bring their culture with them when they move. 7. Trade – Economic goods and culture are exchanged by the world’s market economies.
Go back to your list of your culture. Write a cause of spatial diffusion for two elements of your culture. Example: Food Italian Diffused because of migration. Get a partner. Get a laptop. Log on to workstation. Go to www.orso2ndperiod.wikispaces.com On the left side click “1st Marking Period” Go to Today, Week 5 and open the powerpoint called Spatial Diffusion Take all notes Complete the right side of your t-chart first. Complete all tasks
READ THE DIRECTIONS Go to www.orso2ndperiod.wikispaces.com On the left side click “1st Marking Period” Go to Today, Week 5 and open the powerpoint called Spatial Diffusion Take all notes Complete the right side of your t-chart first. Complete all tasks READ THE DIRECTIONS
Barriers to Spatial Diffusion 1. Deserts – too hard to travel across
Barriers to Spatial Diffusion 2. Mountains – act as a barrier, block travel
Barriers to spatial diffusion 3. Ocean – too big to travel across Tasks: Give two examples of technology that allow people to overcome the previous 3 barriers to diffusion.
Barriers to spatial diffusion 4. Religion – Religious beliefs restrict the adoption of other cultures.
Directions: Read only and do the task explained in the final bullet if you have not already. Halftime Your chart should be complete. Make sure you have each cause of diffusion and barrier for diffusion and their explanations. Check out the following slide and match it up with your chart. Underline each example so that it stands out. Example 4. Religion – Religious beliefs restrict the adoption of other cultures.
Review – Check your chart. If there are items missing, make corrections. Causes of diffusion Rivers Plains Harbors Inventions War Migration Trade Barriers to diffusion Deserts Mountains Oceans Religion
Globalization Preview Now your chart should be complete. The next section is about globalization. Globalization is a specific form of spatial diffusion. Directions: Read only
Globalization – when a product or idea spreads worldwide Directions: Copy these notes and the information in the box below under your diffusion t-chart or on a new page. 2 types - Economic Diffusion - Cultural Diffusion Globalization can be an economic product or activity = Economic Diffusion OR Globalization can be a social activity = Cultural Diffusion.
Globalization What does it look like? Directions: The next sequence of slides has pictures that show goods and ideas that are examples of globalization. It’s up to you to determine whether the globalization picture represents economic diffusion, cultural diffusion, or both.
Globalization Pics TV Economic Diffusion Directions: In your notebook create a small chart similar to the one below. Give a title for each picture. My example is TV. Record the type of spatial diffusion that the picture represents. TV is an example of economic diffusion. Globalization Pics TV Economic Diffusion
1. Used around the world Economic Diffusion
2. Practiced around the world Cultural Diffusion
I'm not telling you the answer this time... 3. Read around the world I'm not telling you the answer this time...
4. Eaten around the world Both
Wanted around the world Sorry pal, no answer
Task What effect does this have on Chinese culture? Think about it...
Globalization Pics Key – use this to check your answers, make corrections if necessary Slide 1 Economic Diffusion Slide 2 Cultural Diffusion Slide 3 Economic Diffusion Slide 4 Both Slide 5 Cultural Diffusion Slide 6 Both Task In your notebook, explain why slide 4 and slide 6 are both economic and cultural diffusion.
Review Globalization – economic and cultural diffusion that has spread around the world.
HW: Divide a piece of paper in half Left Side: Cartoon A: US Sketch a cartoon of daily life in the US that has three causes of diffusion. Include two examples of globalization. Right Side: Cartoon B: Fake Country Sketch a cartoon of daily life in a fake country that has three barriers to diffusion. Make up 2 new examples of culture that was never able to diffuse. Think about food, religion, clothing, etc. Example People wear pants on their head and shirts on their legs.