Google Earth - The Olympics Name________________________________

The Olympics
The Olympics are an exciting event celebrated world-wide in which ath-
letes from every country compete for the title of Olympic Champion. The
first Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Since then, every
four years a different country has hosted the Olympics. Cities put a lot
of time and effort into trying to win the honour of hosting the Olympics.
Some important questions that must be answered include: Where will the
athletes and spectators sleep? Is there an adequate transportation sys-
tem to move all of the people? Are there plenty of dining options? Is there
enough land to allow for building any necessary facilities? Are there other
sites that will attract visitors?

Your first task is to complete the chart, using information found on Google
Earth, in order to see how the 10 most recent Olympic cities meet these
requirements. As you are exploring Google Earth, start thinking about
where you think the next summer and winter Olympics should be.

City, Season/ Accommoda- Transport Dining Op- Tourist Attractions (List 2)

Country Year tion options tions (list 2)

Sydney, Summer
Australia 2000

Athens, Summer
Greece 2004

Beijing, Summer
China 2008

London, Summer
United 2012
Kingdom

Rio de Ja- Summer

neiro, Brazil 2016

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Now it’s your turn. Choose one country to hold the 2018 Winter Olympics
and one country to hold the 2020 Summer Olympics. Complete the chart
to ensure your choices meet the requirements.

City, Coun- Season/ Accommo- Transport Dining Op- Surface Tourist

try Year dation options tions (list 2) Area Attractions

Summer
2020

Explain why you chose each of these locations:

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