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Unit 1 Vocab Part 6
AP Human Geography Unit 1 Vocab Part 6
Term | Definition |
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Diffusion | The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time. |
Hearth | The region from which innovative ideas originate. |
Relocation Diffusion | The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another. |
Expansion Diffusion | The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in an additive process. |
Hierarchical Diffusion | The spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places. |
Contagious Diffusion | The rapid, wide-spread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population. |
Stimulus Diffusion | The spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected. |
Network | A chain of communication that connects places. |
Distance Decay | The diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin. |
Space-Time Compression | The reductions in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems. |