Mormonism is most concentrated in the counties surrounding Salt Lake City, Utah, and the population of Mormons as a percentage of total county population begins to decline the further away from Salt Lake City. This is an example of

A) assimilation.
B) acculturation.
C) syncretism.
D) distance decay.
E) time space compression.


Answer: D

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