Where in the world are all the Starbucks? Starbucks in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and the World

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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 1. Where in the world are the world’s Starbucks and why are they in those specific countries? 2. How does the Starbucks World, USA, and GA Map illustrate the importance of understanding scale? 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? 4. Where in Georgia would you locate three new Starbucks? Explain why. 5. What type(s) of diffusion can be seen on the United States map? 6. Why are there so few Starbucks in: a. Africa, b. Northern Europe, c. South Asia? Using any available online resources, answer questions Where does Starbucks practice Fair Trade? Who benefits from the practice of Fair Trade? 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? 9. In your opinion, what could Starbucks do to increase its investment in sustainability? 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 ) 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.

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.

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