| A | B |
|---|
| diffusion | process of spatial exchange |
| spatial exchange | sharing of products, ideas, and diseases across regions |
| Columbian Exchange | new plants, animals, ideas, and diseases exchanged between the Americas and Europe |
| cultural divergence | different cultural influences cause an area to divide into separate parts |
| cultural convergence | when different cultures exchange ideas and become more similar |
| pandemic | the spread of disease over a wide geographic area |
| avian flu | a viral disease spread from birds to people |
| smallpox | a disease that killed large numbers of native Americans in the 1500s |
| bubonic plague | disease spread by fleas that killed 1/3 of Europe's population in the 1300s |
| McDonald's. Taco Bell, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga | examples of the diffusion of American popular culture |
| globalization | the creation of a world-wide culture |
| tobacco | addictive plant native to the Americas, smoked, chewed, snorted |
| wine | intoxicating drink made from grapes--developed in Middle East and Europe |
| tomato | bright red fruit developed by Aztecs--now an important element in Italian cuisine |
| potato | starchy white tuber native to South America |
| smallpox | highly contagious European disease that killed large numbers of native Americans |
| Silk Road | system of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia |
| Coca-Cola | American beverage that once contained small amounts of cocaine--now a world wide product |
| Buddhism | religion native to India that spread through Asia |
| gun powder | explosive developed in China for fireworks--now used worldwide for weapons |
