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Religion that originated in South Asia and spread east and southeast

New language that has developed from a pidgin language

Language was a key factor in the possible secession of this province

Mecca, Koran, Hajj, Sunni

when an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture

Characterized by large, heterogeneous groups of people who share common habits despite differences in other personal characteristics diffuses rapidly, via hierarchical diffusion, and over a large scale hearth area comes from more developed countries (MDCs) - People in MDCs have disposable income and leisure time that allow for these innovations

Southwest Asia is the hearth of Judaism, Islam, and ____

focus on one ethnic group and generally have not spread into other cultures. They do not seek to convert people to their beliefs. Examples: Judaism and Hinduism

process in which cultures from around the world become more alike

The farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is

Caste system, karma, dharma, reincarnation, Vishnu

Place name

language of trade and communication

seek followers all over the world. They hope to appeal to all people. Examples: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism

Traditionally practiced by small, isolated, homogeneous groups in rural areas diffuses slowly, primarily through migration, and at a small scale hearth area - originators are usually unknown low level technology

spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.

Regional variety of a language

Japan, Iceland, Denmark, Portugal, Uruguay

spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or place.

Lingua franca of eastern Africa

Legally declared language of a country to be used in all government interactions

rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

Forms superimposed on the environment by the activities of humans

An example of this would be McDonald’s diffusing to India. This is because Hindus don’t eat cows because they believe they are holy, so they replace the meat in the burgers and make them veggie burgers.

when groups adopt all of the features of the main culture Example - Native American children were forced to wear “western” clothes and speak English.

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