Starter: In the continental US, what's the farthest you can be from a McDonald's?
Answer: 107 miles. Between the tiny Dakotan towns of Meadow and Glad Valley lies the farthest spot: 107 miles distant from the nearest McDonald's.
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.What is the big story this map tells?
3.Is the fact that there are so many McDonald's good news or bad news?
4.Explain why, in the US, you can never be more than 100 miles from a Micky D's?
5.What is the consequence of the ubiquity of McDonald's?
6.McDonald's is a potent symbol of globalization. Can you think of any better known or more global symbol than McDonald's?
7.What would this map have looked like in 1950, and what do you think it will look like in 2040?
8.Is there anything more American than McDonald's?
9.Is there any US restaurant/store there are more of than McDonald's?
10.Would Meadow, North Dakota be a good place to build a McDonald's?
11. In what countries would you not be able to eat a Big Mac?
12. What is the most unusual food you've ever ordered at a McDonald's?
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Format of Test
Multiple-Choice Section
- Stimulus-based question sets
- Comparison tables
- Traditional multiple-choice
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