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~harvesting or extracting something from the earth
~ ex: hunters and gatherers, grazing, agriculture, fishing, mining, etc.

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~activities that provide services related to selling, managing, and servicing of products, service industries are found in urban areas

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~add value to materials by changing their form or combining them into more useful -therefore more valuable - commodities
~ex: steel making, automobile production, textiles, etc.

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~involves the processing and dissemination of information
~research and development, government spending, education, information
~requires good infrastructure and a skilled workforce

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The Vans company sells the shoes to the Genesco inc., who then sells the shoes in their numerous affiliated stores such as Journeys, Zumiez, and Footlocker. Vans are also sold in their outlet stores located in 170 countries worldwide.

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These shoes are manly sold at Vans stores, Journeys, Amazon, and Shoe Depot.

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These shoes are sold in developed nations such as the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. In places such as A

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The rubber of the soles featured on all pairs of Vans originate from the Hevea Brasiliensis tree which is most commonly found and grown in the Amazon Rain forest and other South American countries like Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Latex, the material extracted from plants to make rubber, is found and collected in tree trunks.  Once the rubber is extracted, rubber manufacturers buy the latex and have it shipped to their factory to begin its next step. Around 6.8 million metric tons of rubber are produced each year.

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Canvas, the material that makes up the majority of the shoe and s found on the top and back of the shoe, is made of cotton, which is grown in the U.S. and Uzbekistan. Cotton is picked refined and sent off to factories to weave it into canvas. All cotton production is estimated at 16.1 million 480-pound bales and most cotton is sold and China and Bangladesh are the world's largest cotton importers.

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The stock sale, marketing strategy's, website design, and finance research is done in Costa Mesa, California.

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The research is done in a developed nation the United States of America.

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The signature bright white color of White Slip-On Vans is achieved through a beaching process. While the shoe itself is made of canvas, which is most likely already white, the shoe must be bleached to make the coloring uniform and brighter. Bleach is made from a chemical reaction of sodium hydroxide and chlorine gas. Chlorine can be found in sea water and salt mines. Sodium Hydroxide, however, does not occur naturally, but is easy to create chemically. Over 200 million tons of salt are mined each year and the United States, China, and Japan buy the most salt in the world.
Pic: Salt Mine

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Latex, after it is harvested from the tree, is sent off to factories to make rubber. Rubber is made through a curing process where the latex solidifies and can be molded and shaped into the rubber soles we all love. India and Malaysia are two of the largest rubber producers in the world.

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Cotton, after it is picked, is shipped to factories to weave into materials to make things like shoes. For Vans, the cotton is shipped to factories in California, China, and Vietnam to be made into Vans.

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White dye, due to its inorganic ingredients, must be made in a lab/manufacturing facility. The salt is harvested in salt mines in China and then sent to commercial labs to make the bleach. Bleach is produced in the U.S. and other foreign sources. (I couldn't find any specifically) The US is in DTM stage 4, and although it is a developed nation, portions of the country still rely on sectors like manufacturing.

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Brazil is a pretty developed/ newly industrialized nation and as shown in the population pyramid below, is in DTM stage three. This means that their economy is less focused on agriculture and is shifting more towards the service industry. However, the Amazon Rain forest, a region located in Brazil, is quite underdeveloped, hence why they harvest latex from trees.

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Uzbekistan is a fairly small, underdeveloped nation. Because of this, their economy is reliant on agriculture, hence why they grow and harvest cotton to export.

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China is the world's largest source of salt, an essential ingredient in making bleach. China is a developing country, due to its low GDP, but much of the economy is still reliant on agricultural jobs, like harvesting salt.

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India is a developing nation and their role in the manufacturing process of the rubbers soles on Vans, therefore, makes sense.

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China and Vietnam are developing nations and much of their economy is focused in the primary and secondary sectors.

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The US is a developed nation, but the size and capabilities required to manufacture bleach explain why it is made in the US.