High School World Geography Quiz: Relocation and Expansion Diffusion

🌍 Quick Study Guide

• 📍Relocation Diffusion: Occurs when people move from one place to another, bringing their cultural traits with them. The spread is due to migration.
• 🗺️Expansion Diffusion: The spread of an innovation or idea through a population in an area, in such a way that the number of those adopting grows continuously larger.
• 📈Hierarchical Diffusion: A type of expansion diffusion where ideas spread from nodes of power or authority to other places.
• 🌊Contagious Diffusion: A type of expansion diffusion where an idea spreads rapidly and widely throughout a population, like a disease.
• 🌱Stimulus Diffusion: A type of expansion diffusion where a specific trait is rejected, but the underlying idea is accepted.

🤔 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is the BEST example of relocation diffusion?
   1. A. The spread of a new fashion trend through social media.
   2. B. The spread of Christianity from Europe to the Americas via missionaries.
   3. C. The increasing popularity of a new type of music.
   4. D. The adoption of agricultural techniques by neighboring villages.
2. The spread of Islam from Mecca to other parts of the world through trade and conquest is an example of:
   1. A. Contagious diffusion.
   2. B. Hierarchical diffusion.
   3. C. Relocation diffusion.
   4. D. Expansion diffusion.
3. The spread of McDonalds restaurants worldwide is an example of:
   1. A. Relocation diffusion.
   2. B. Hierarchical diffusion.
   3. C. Contagious diffusion.
   4. D. Stimulus diffusion.
4. Which type of diffusion involves the actual movement of individuals carrying an idea or innovation with them?
   1. A. Expansion diffusion.
   2. B. Relocation diffusion.
   3. C. Hierarchical diffusion.
   4. D. Contagious diffusion.
5. The invention of the printing press and its subsequent spread across Europe is an example of:
   1. A. Relocation diffusion.
   2. B. Contagious diffusion.
   3. C. Hierarchical diffusion.
   4. D. Expansion diffusion.
6. If a new technology is first adopted in major cities and then later spreads to smaller towns, this is an example of:
   1. A. Relocation diffusion.
   2. B. Contagious diffusion.
   3. C. Hierarchical diffusion.
   4. D. Stimulus diffusion.
7. A farmer in Africa adopts a new farming technique from a neighboring farm. This is an example of:
   1. A. Relocation diffusion.
   2. B. Expansion diffusion.
   3. C. Hierarchical diffusion.
   4. D. Reverse diffusion.