Ch. 12 vocab

Diffusion

• Definition: The spread of ideas, disease, technology, etc. among places.
• Sentence: The internet diffused around the world in the late 1900s

Spatial Exchange

• Definition:Spatial Exchange When ideas, products, and even cultural traits
• spreading among and area.
• Sentence: Technology has had spatial exchange across the world

Colombian Exchange

• Definition: Exchange Cultural diffusion resulting from Columbus' voyages
• Sentence: The spread of european customs to the americas in the
• early 1400's was the Colombian exchange

Cultural Convergence

• Definition: The growing cultural unity around areas
• Sentence: Cultural convergence is common with books around the world

Cultural Divergence

• Definition: Splitting of different cultures
• Sentence: When foreigners move to america they will sometimes move
• away from their cultures core values

Pandemics

• Definition: Something that affects a large population
• Sentence: The plague was a large pandemic throughout europe

Globalization

• Definition: Something becoming increasingly popular around the world
• Sentence: The iPhone has become popular around the world.