Cultural Diffusion and Movement

What is the definition of globalization?

• The process by which nations, cultures, and economies have become integrated, or mixed.

• It can occur as a result of trade

• It is a cause of cultural diffusion.

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What is cultural diffusion?

• The application of scientific knowledge to enhance or improve daily life

• The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

• the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other

• the process by which nations, cultures, and economies interact and become mixed

Which of the following can cause a culture to change? (select all that apply)

• Travel or Migration

• Technology

• War or Conflict

• Trade

How has communication contributed to globalization? (three answers)

• people can read information about other places on the internet

• people bring their culture with them when they move to a new place

• global news networks allow people to see the same news all around the world

• people can communicate with others around the world using cell phones

• tourists travel and become more familiar with other cultures

What is a push factor?

• Something that is positive reason to move to a new location.

• Something that is is a negative reason to move away.

• When someone pushes you down.

What is a pull factor?

• Something that is positive reason to move to a new location.

• Something that is is a negative reason to move away.

• When someone pulls you up.

The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

• migration

• mobility

• immigration

• globalization

Entering a country when moving from somewhere else

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Chain Migration

• Seasonal Migration

refugee

• to move to a country
• to move from  a country
• something taht encourages people to leave a country behind
• someone who seeks safety by going to another country

Why did the earth's population begin to rise dramatically in the 1800s and continue?

• better medicines and healthcare were available

• better farming techniques allowed for more food production

• the Industrial Revolution allowed for technology to assist humans in transportation and mass production of goods

• All of these factors led to population growth