CHAPTER 12 VOCAB

DIFFUSION

• The spreading of something more widely
• The diffusion of his thoughts were very big.

SPATIAL EXCHANGE

• When ideas, products, and cultural traits are spread in different cultures
• America has a lot of different spatial exchanges.

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• Cultural diffusion resulting from Columbus' voyages and the
• interchange between regions of contact.
• We learned about the Columbian Exchange in geography.

CULTURAL CONVERGENCE

• Occurs when a group accepts or adopts elements of culture from a different group or region
• The cultural convergence of America is very large.

CULTURAL DIVERGENCE

• Occurs when a group isolates elements of culture due to physical or human
• Characteristics.
• Cultural divergence in the country is very common.

PANDEMICS

• The outbreak of a disease.
• The world hasn't had a major pandemic yet.