Directions: use the data provided to create a map of the McDonald’s stores worldwide. Use one color, shading from light to dark to show the distribution of McDonald’s worldwide. Complete the questions which follow based on your map and knowledge of human geography.

1. Discuss three patterns that can be observed from your map of McDonald’s Around the World, 2002.

2. Discuss the difference between your map and the map from the entitled: The Fries that Bind Us. Which map is better: the map you created or the map from the web site? Why?

3. How does the concept of globalization apply to international chains such as McDonalds?