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KQ3: Why are different places similar

LO1: Define Cultural diffusion

Cultural diffusion is the process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another.

LO2: Describe the five types of cultural diffusion that occur

• Expansion diffusion: an innovation or idea that develops in a source area and remains strong there, while also spreading outward to other areas. This can include hierarchical, stimulus, and contagious diffusion.
• Relocation diffusion: an idea or innovation that migrates into new areas, leaving behind its origin or source of the cultural trait.
• Hierarchical diffusion: an idea or innovation that spreads by moving from larger to smaller places, often with little regard to the distance between places, and often influenced by social elites.
• Contagious diffusion: an idea or innovation that spreads based on person-to-person contact within a given population.
• Stimulus diffusion: an idea or innovation that spreads based on its attachment to another concept.

LO3: Describe historical + modern examples of diffusion

• Silly Bandz- Contagious diffusion
• Christianity- Hierarchal diffusion
• McDonalds- Expansion diffusion  

Today in class we discussed how diffusion works and some examples of diffusion.  We used McDonalds as an example.  McDonald's started in Southern California and grew exponentially.  

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KQ3 Why Are Different Places Similar? 

LO1: Define Globalization

LO2: Identify and describe the facilitators of globalization

LO3: To understand our personal connections to the global process. 

LO1: Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. As a phenomenon, globalization is considered by some as a form of capitalist expansion which entails the connection of local and national economies into a global, unregulated market economy. 

Today in class we discussed the facilitators of globalization and how globalization works  

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1. Russia
2. Finland
3. Estonia
4. Belarus
5. Latyia
6. Lithuania 
7. Ukraine 
8. Moldava
9. Norway
10. Sweden
11. Denmark
12. Poland
13. Czech Republic 
14. Slovakia
15. Romania 
16. Bulgaria  
17. Turkey
18. Cyprus
19. Germany 
20. Austria 
21. Hungary
22. Serbia
23. Kosava
24. North Macedon 
25. Greece
26. Sloven 
27. Croatia 
28. Bosnio 
29. Montenegro 
30. Albania
31. Iceland 
32. Netherlands 
33. Belgium 
34. Switzerland 
35. San Marino 
36. Italy  
37. Vatican City  
38. Sicily   
39. Ireland 
40. England
41. Luxembourg 
42. Libechenstein  
43. France
44. Corsica
45. Andorra
46. Portugal 
47. Spain

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LO1: Define region, formal region, functional region, and vernacular region

• Region- a collection of places that have a universal and shared characteristic 
• Formal region- a region who's boundaries are clearly defined
• EX) countries, cities, counties, provinces 
• Functional region- usually encompasses a central point with defined boundaries and the area around it that is connected via a well-developed network of transportation and communication systems 
• Nodal Regions
• Vernacular region-  a region that does not exist on maps
• Perceptual regions
• The way we see it

LO2: To compare and contrast the different types of regions that human geographers use

Formal regions are definitive areas who's boundaries are clearly known and shown.  A functional region is a region in which the region sprouts out from a central focal point via a well developed network of transportation and communication systems.  A vernacular region is a region that does not physically exist.



Today I class we discussed the 36' 30 line and how it splits the U.S. in half.  We also talked about how for a certain period of time, the Mason Dixon line separated north from south.  We also did an activity that involved us stating 5 thing we think of when we hear the term south or southern.  It really showed what the stereotypical view for southern parts of the U.S are.

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Today in class we discussed how different places can have the same toponym, and that we have to be specific in describing these places so we are aware of which one we are talking about.  Also, we did an exercise that challenged us with the task of picking settlement locations based on site and situation observations.

LO1: Define place, location, toponym, site, situation

• A place is something that refers to the physical aspects of the location
• A location is a particular place or position
• A toponym is the name of the place
• The description of the features of a place is a site
• The environmental conditions of a place is its situation

LO2: Identify and describe the 3 ways human geographers describe location 

The 3 ways that geographers describe locations are through longitude and latitude, describing the location through other locations relative to it, and by describing the location by its site and situation.

1650 map choice 

Location E as the best location because

• It has a mountain to the north protecting it from attacks
• close to ocean and river for fish and water
• close to farmland for more food 
• has sandbars protecting it from sea attack

I did not chose any other location because

• Location B has no fresh water near by + it is not protected from attacks
• Location C has nothing protecting it from attack
• Location D has no farmland or ocean for a source of food
• Location A is very prone to attack, has no farmland, and no fresh water

1830 map choice

Location A was the best location because

• It has. a waterfall near by that can be harnessed for power
• Plenty of rivers to provide fresh water
• Swampland to provide fish for food and protection

I did not chose any other location because

• Location B has no food source or protection
• Location C has no protection, fresh water source, or power source 
• Location D has no fresh water source or power source  

1880 map choice

Location C was the best choice beacuse 

• It is accessible to railroads
• Has access to coal
• Has access to fish from the sea
• Has access to good farm land
• Does not have to worry about a water source because of technology of the time

I did not chose any other location because

• Location D is harder to access by railroad (further away than C)
• Location E has no coal or farmland
• Location B has no access to coal or farmland.  It is also very hard to get railroad access because of the mountians
• Location A is hard to access by railroad and has no farmland

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Today in class we took a test
That is all I know that we did because I was not there