https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf Soft Drinks en-us 2021-03-05 22:57:44 UTC 2025-11-01 15:55:16 UTC hello@padlet.com s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275840382 As we know, there is an abundant amount of sugar found in soft drinks that come in various forms. All of the sugar found in soft drinks, whether they be granulated sugar or corn syrup mixed in, can all be traced back to sugar cane or sugar beets. These are grown and harvested like regular crops, and sent to a processing plant.

A part of soft drinks also include filtered water, which is usually gathered from a natural body of water, put through a filtration system that makes the water drinkable, and sent to the processing plant.

The glass bottles that may contain soft drinks are made from gathered sand, soda ash and limestone.

]]> 2021-03-05 23:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275840382 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275922244 France fall just behind Russia for number one producer of sugar beets at 33,688,393 tons. While there have been incidents in the past 5 years that have hindered the growth of this industry, such as crop disease and layoffs of workers, France continues to be one of the main providers of sugar in Europe. The fertile farmlands of France, access to large bodies of water, and being located in between major European countries make this country a prime place for growing and exporting agriculture.]]> 2021-03-06 00:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275922244 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275932704 The population pyramid shows that France has been industrialized for a while now, and sitting around stage 4. Compared to the rest of the population pyramids, France is somewhat less developed. The shape of the pyramid shows us that the birth rate has declined as the death rate declined. This means that there is actually a small amount of the population working on agriculture, despite being one of the top producers of sugar beets. France could also be a location to process the beets into sugar, and even turn into soda.]]> 2021-03-06 00:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275932704 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275948686 We can't put raw sugar cane or sugar beets into carbonated water to give us soda. All of the materials we gathered from primary activity will be converted into something useable. Sugar beets are sliced into thin strips in order to easily extract the sugar parts. They are then put in an extractor that gets all of the juice out of the slices, and form the juice into a usable syrup.

The syrup gained from processing the sugar beets are mixed with artificial flavoring and coloring, and are then mixed into the carbonated water. 

The carbonated water is created by putting filtered water to the right pressure and temperature. and mixing it with carbon dioxide. This is what makes the drink bubbly.

In order to make the glass bottle, sand, soda ash, limestone, and recycled glass are melted down to a malleable shape. The mixture is dropped into a bottle mold and cooled down to be filled up with soda and used in the next production cycle.]]> 2021-03-06 00:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275948686 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275976362 China is already known for being the producer of almost every single finished product in America, so it would make sense if that applied to soda as well. The country is massive, has low labor costs for workers, a large population, and low taxes. The landscape itself has enough space for multiple factories, and the country has access to open water as a resource and as a means of transporting the finished goods.]]> 2021-03-06 00:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275976362 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275983248 The population pyramid shows that China is in stage 4, due to how even the population is in all age groups. This shows that China has been industrialized for a while now, while still having growth with the children. A majority of the population is also working class age, which fits with the amount of manufacturing jobs available and needed in the country.]]> 2021-03-06 01:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275983248 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275991828 The actual making of the physical product is always important, and is displayed well in primary and secondary economic activity. Tertiary activities, including advertising, work very well with mass products such as soft drinks. Advertisers work to find funny ways to get a certain brand stuck in your head through paid video advertisements, film sponsorships, or billboard space. This forces the consumer to actually want to buy the product.

Lawyers for certain soda companies also fall under this classification. They provide their services through defending the company in case of a lawsuit against them and the product. This is useful for keeping a company afloat if there is a nonsensical lawsuit. ]]> 2021-03-06 01:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1275991828 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1276000863 With a company, there must be a type of research and information sector to inform the company of any important information. An example of this would be a quality control tester, who could easily alert the main workers of the company if an entire batch of soda happened to have something harmful in it. Quality control is important in ensuring a quality product and preventing lawsuits.

Media researchers can see how the public is responding to a new advertisement, or look into what the public is drawn toward in order to exploit it for the company. This can be seen in the recent trend in advertisement with certain celebrity cameos or presentation. An example would be looking into a website with a large audience, seeing what the general demographic is, and sending advertisements targeted toward what they would possibly like, forcing them to like your product by association.]]> 2021-03-06 01:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1276000863 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1280316428 America currently stands as the number one country in the advertisement market at 243 billion dollars spent on promotion. The market in this country is up to date with what the consumer wants, or "trendy", leading to a lot of companies having to put a lot of money into advertising to have an upper hand. Advertising, and many more service jobs, operate within the country. America seems to be located in between two major countries, with ports that allow them to gain resources from other countries. This connection with many countries allows America to focus on promoting their internal market. ]]> 2021-03-08 04:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1280316428 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1280342415 The population pyramid shows us that America is in stage 4-5, meaning that this is a very developed country. We can tell based off of the shape of the pyramid, showing us that the growth of the population is very steady with a lowered birth rate and lowered death rate. This means that the resources required for a service job (education and job availability) are very prominent, allowing a majority of the labor force to be in tertiary economic activity.]]> 2021-03-08 05:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1280342415 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1280374898 Japan is one of the countries known for quality products thanks to good quality control. Japan is located off of the coast of China, and doesn't have a lot of space available for mass amounts of agriculture or factories. Japan is water locked, meaning they can easily transport items to and from the country. The lack of land forces Japan to put less emphasis or focus on primary and secondary economic activity, making it a very good country in terms of tertiary and quaternary activity. ]]> 2021-03-08 05:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1280374898 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1284673062 Japan is a very industrialized country, sitting at stage 5. The lowered birth rates shows that Japan has major access to education and jobs that require a higher education. This also means that there aren't very many people working in primary and secondary jobs, and are instead working in jobs that compliment the production business. A majority of the population's age is better fit for a sit-down research job rather than manual labor.]]> 2021-03-08 21:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1284673062 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288109175 Primary economic activity can be classified as any form of labor that focuses on extraction or gathering of raw materials. This is usually prominent in less-developed countries, due to the availability of the job and lack of educational requirements to work. This activity is vital to the economy, since these workers gather the base materials of every product. Primary activity can only operate in areas where the material is available. For example, a fishing company cannot operate in a landlocked country made up of primarily plains and desert.]]> 2021-03-09 15:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288109175 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288146701 Secondary economic activity heavily relies on primary activity, due to the nature of the job. This sector turns the raw materials into usable materials for finished products. This sector would include the refining of the raw material, and the creation of common products in a store. An example of secondary activity would be getting logs from primary activity, and cutting them down into furniture. This activity is usually located very closely to the primary activity location due to how difficult it is to transport the raw materials through long distances. Assembly usually takes place in factories, and industrialized countries will even have them completely automated. ]]> 2021-03-09 15:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288146701 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288167674 Tertiary economic activity revolves around service jobs, and offering to do something versus offering a physical product. These jobs, depending on how advanced the service is, requires basic or higher education. These jobs are a lot more prominent in developed, industrialized countries due to how widespread education is. These jobs don't have to be located close to the extraction area or the factories, since their jobs aren't reliant on the physical product. Tertiary jobs usually compliment the product or the company, dealing with separate issues that don't concern the physical object.]]> 2021-03-09 15:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288167674 s104529 https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288217316 Quaternary economic activity revolves around data research and evaluation of the product. This usually requires higher education and proper schooling, making this job almost exclusive to industrialized countries in stage 4 or 5. Jobs that fall under this category would be quality control or any time of research. These jobs focus on the business aspect or company aspect of product making. They are vital for providing the information and data for tertiary activities to use in their jobs. Depending on the type of research, these workers can either be operating far away from the factories (Data Researchers) or within the factory (Quality Control).]]> 2021-03-09 15:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s104529/2j90nleckfa6zlzf/wish/1288217316