Starbucks Coffee's Use of Geocoded Demographic and Consumer Data in Site

question 51

True/False

Starbucks Coffee's use of geocoded demographic and consumer data in site selection decisions is an example of the use of a Geographic Information System, or GIS.

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Definitions:

Mass Incarceration

The extensive and increasing phenomenon of imprisoning a large portion of the population, often critiqued for its disproportionate impact on minority communities.

Jim Crow

Laws or regulations in the United States that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, predominantly in the South, from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.

Eugenics

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