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Trans-cultural diffusion

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U.S. Folk House Forms Regional distinctiveness disappeared today ? communication & transportation provide knowledge of alternate styles (mass produced construction companies; pre-fab housing materials) Popular Housing Changes based more on time than place Diffusion depends on economic development level Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, & Food Popular housing Styles (since 1940s, post WWII) Modern Styles (1945-60s) Minimal-traditional ? similar to Tudor style, modest, few detail Ranch ? long, large lot, encouraged sprawl, 1 story Split-level ? garage, family room (TV), intermediate level for kitchen/dining First to come with room for TV Watching. Still has living room also. Contemporary ? low pitch or flat roof Shed style ? high pitch roof Neo-eclectic Styles (since 1960)

Chapter 4: Key Issues #3 APHG

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U.S. Folk House Forms Regional distinctiveness disappeared today ? communication & transportation provide knowledge of alternate styles (mass produced construction companies; pre-fab housing materials) Popular Housing Changes based more on time than place Diffusion depends on economic development level Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, & Food Popular housing Styles (since 1940s, post WWII) Modern Styles (1945-60s) Minimal-traditional ? similar to Tudor style, modest, few detail Ranch ? long, large lot, encouraged sprawl, 1 story Split-level ? garage, family room (TV), intermediate level for kitchen/dining First to come with room for TV Watching. Still has living room also. Contemporary ? low pitch or flat roof Shed style ? high pitch roof Neo-eclectic Styles (since 1960)

AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Part 4

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Chapter 1, Part 4 Presentation borrowed from ?Osman Human Geography PowerPoints? Globalization The spread of economic activities from one country to many other regions. The establishment of integrated industrial and service sectors world-wide. Primarily an economic factor, it has enormous social and political consequences. 2 Principle factors-Transnational Corporations-most HQ in US, Europe or Japan have offices and production facilities in many parts of the world. These TNCs become dominant economically and politically in the countries where they operate. In many cases their total income exceeds the entire GNP of the host country. E.g. Wal-Mart earns more income than most Central American nations.

Chapter 5 outline

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Languages of Africa
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Languages of Oceania
Languages of Hong Kong
Languages of Malaysia
Languages of Taiwan
Languages of Macau
Languages of the Philippines
Mandarin Chinese
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Languages of Cameroon
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Chapter 5 Origin and Diffusion of English- *English is spoken fluently by one-half billion people, more then any language except Mandarin. *Mandarin is clustered in China, while English has diffused world wide. *English is an official language in 50 countries English Colonies: *Distribution of English is because of migrants from England *English is an official language in almost all of its past colonies *English first diffused west --> went to N. America in 17th century *English beat France in a battle in 18th century--secured English as a principal language in N.America

Types of Diffusion

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Relocation diffusion: The spread of an idea throuhg physical movement of people from one place to another. Expansion Diffusion: Spread of an idea from one play to another by snowballing. Hierarchal Diffusion: Spread of an idea from people of authority Contagious Diffusin: Rapid and wide spread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
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