Where in the world are all the Starbucks?
Starbucks in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and the World
Where in the world ?
Found in 45 countries
Seville, Spain
Japanese in Spain at a Starbucks
McGlobalization &
Starbucks’ World
Coffee
Impacts...
Starbucks Map and Graph Assignment
• Using the Starbucks’ Statistics 2013 Excel document, create a histogram
for the total number of Starbucks found in each of the 50 states and the
District of Columbia.
• Use the histogram to determine the categories for the The World, United
States, and Georgia Starbucks Map and create a Chloropleth map.
• Color the map according to the categories determined using dark to light
shades of the same color.
• Using the Yellow Pages, plot all of the Starbucks found in Cobb County, GA
• Complete analysis questions found on next slide.
Analysis/Discussion Questions
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1. Where in the world are the world’s Starbucks and why are they in those specific countries?
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2. How does the Starbucks World, USA, and GA Map illustrate the importance of understanding scale?
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3. What are the factors that determine the location of a Starbucks in Cobb County, GA? Why are so many of the Starbucks found along Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw?
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4. Where in Georgia would you locate three new Starbucks? Explain why.
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5. What type(s) of diffusion can be seen on the United States map?
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6. Why are there so few Starbucks in: a. Africa, b. Northern Europe, c. South Asia?
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Using any available online resources, answer questions 7-9.
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7. Where does Starbucks practice Fair Trade? Who benefits from the practice of Fair Trade?
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8. Does the implementation of Fair Trade by Starbucks eliminate the use and application of von Thunen’s Model? Should Starbucks be more concerned about protecting domestic
coffee growers?
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9. In your opinion, what could Starbucks do to increase its investment in sustainability?
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10. According to the commodity chain for coffee, who is responsible for washing and drying the beans? For processing? For packaging?
How to Make a Histogram in Excel 2010
• 1) Download the Excel 2010 Analysis ToolPak. Click “File” and then
“Options.”
• 2) From the Add-Ins category, select “Excel Add-Ins” which display the
manage box. Click “Go.” Check the “Analysis ToolPak” box from the list of
add-ins and click “OK.”
• 3) Proceed to next page of directions.
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in Cobb County, Georgia 2013
each
represents a Starbucks in Cobb County, GA
Additional Assignments
• Create a United States Map showing the number of Starbucks per 100,000
residents.
• Create a Dot map for the location of all Starbucks in Georgia.
Image Sources
• http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0206/ijge/starbucks.jpg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/heavylift/65657985/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mclipsco/1398879754/
• http://static.flickr.com/43/78505154_8f3a6c1cf3.jpg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/13777371@N05/1718016827