1. Spread of Economic Activities
Spatial Diffusion
Definition - The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.
Spread of Culture
Spread of Economic Activities

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. = place where major religion originated
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Tribal Religions
Which religion has diffused to every livable continent?

5. 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.

6. Causes of diffusion
Rivers – serve as transportation routes

7. The Ship Channel

8. Large ships importing and exporting goods in the Houston Ship Channel.

9. 2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel
Causes of diffusion
2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel

10. Causes of Diffusion
3. Harbors – allow transportation and trade between foreign countries

11. How does the topography of San Francisco help trade?
- The shape of the land creates a natural harbor.
San Francisco

12. 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?

13. 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.

14. 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
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

15. 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

16. Barriers to Spatial Diffusion
1. Deserts – too hard to travel across

17. Barriers to Spatial Diffusion
2. Mountains – act as a barrier, block travel

18. 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.

19. Barriers to spatial diffusion
4. Religion – Religious beliefs restrict the adoption of other cultures.

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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

26. 1. Used around the world
Economic Diffusion

27. 2. Practiced around the world
Cultural Diffusion

28. I'm not telling you the answer this time...
3. Read around the world
I'm not telling you the answer this time...

29. 4. Eaten around the world
Both

30. Wanted around the world
Sorry pal, no answer

31. Task  What effect does this have on Chinese culture?
Think about it...

32. 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.

33. Review
Globalization – economic and cultural diffusion that has spread around the world.

34. 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.