Diffusion is a key concept in geography and anthropology that describes the process by which ideas, innovations, cultural practices, technologies, and other traits spread spatially from their point of origin to other people and places.
The spread of cultural traits from one region to other is called :
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: General Concept (Definition, Scope, and Branches of Geography)
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