MARLEN RENDON

EXPANSION DIFFUSION

• Spreads outward from the source through interaction with others

CONTAGIOUS DIFFUSION

• All nearby places are impacted
• Ex:disease

HIERARCHICAL DIFFUSION

• People of power or influence have it first and pass it on to lower groups
• Ex: iphone

RELOCATION DIFUSSION

• People move to a new area and bring their cultural traits with them
• Example: italian pizza is made in New York

STIMULUS DIFFUSION

• Take part of cultural trait, not all, and change it

FORMAL REGION

• Places that share one or more similar phenomenon

FUNCTIONAL REGION

• Defined by a set of activities that take place and the limits at which they occur

PERCEPTUAL REGION

• Exists as an idea in someone's mind based on attitudes and feelings

GLOBALIZATION

• The act of affecting the whole world

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

• lets us visualize and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends.

REMOTE SENSING

• The scanning of the eath by satellite

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

• A system of satellites that is able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on earth

ONLINE MAPS

• Maps found on the computer or internet

CENSUS DATE

• Collected by the gov. every 10 yrs....ages, genger, income

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pictures or videos taken from above the Earth

SATELLITE IMAGERY

• Pictures or videos sent back from space