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History Of The Olympics 3

The Rings 4

Continents, Countries and Hemispheres 5

England – Host County 2012 9

Green Games - Sustainability 11

Sports 13

Going For Gold 14

City Climate 15

Seeing The Sites 16

County Flag Crossword 18

Population And Nationality 20

General Geography Of Olympic Countries 21

Build A Brand 22

Olympic Acrostic 26

Quiz Time 27

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First Ancient Olympics: The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece in 776BC in honour of

the God Zeus. Zeus was thought of as the god of a) Love b) The Sky

c) War. The aims of the games were to show the physical qualities of the athletes

and encourage good relations between the cities of Greece and lasted one day with just one event: a) Weight Lifting

b) Wrestling c) Running.

Only men were allowed to compete and only unmarried women were allowed to watch the games so some women a) dressed as men and sneaked in

b) Protested outside the stadiums c) Sent their daughters to report back.

Winners took part in two ceremonies, the first they received a palm bunch and had red ribbons tied round their hands and heads, in the second the winner had an olive tree wreath placed on their head.

Women In The Olympics: Women were not allowed to take part in the games as it was thought to be “impractical, uninteresting, anaesthetic and incorrect”, but in 1900 eleven women were allowed to take part in lawn tennis and golf. In 1912 women were allowed to partake in swimming but America didn’t take part as they didn’t allow their female athletes to take part in events without a) Long Skirts

b) Bikinis c) Arm Bands

The women’s 800m running race was banned between 1928 and 1960 due to too many of the competitors collapsing at the finishing line. Luigiua Giavotti holds the title for being the youngest Olympic medal winner when she won silver for the Italian gymnastics team at the age of 11 years and 302 days. Today participants need to be a) 16 within the Olympic year

b) 18 within the Olympic year c) 21 within the Olympic year

Cancelled Games: The Modern Olympics have been running for 116 years and have only been

cancelled three times, in 1916, 1940 and 1944. Why do you think this was?

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Colour in the Olympic Rings the correct colours.

Why are the linked rings an Olympic symbol? ……………………………………………………………………….

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What does each colour represent?

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One the map above:

Colour and label the continents:

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

Antarctica

Europe

On The Map Above:Colour and label the continents: Label the oceans:

Asia Arctic

Africa Atlantic

North America Indian

South America Pacific

Antarctica Mediterranean

Europe

Oceania

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How many Londons are there in the world? ………………………..

Draw an arrow and label London UK

Country Jumble: Here is a list of some of the 205 countries taking part in the London 2012 London Olympics. Unfortunately, the names have been jumbled up. Unscramble the names and write the correct names in the spaces on the right.

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Who’s Where? On the maps below correctly name the continent and label the countries listed:

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Algeria

DR Congo

Côte d’lvoire

Egypt

Ethiopia

Kenya

Mozambique

Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Armenia

Georgia

India

Iran

Israel

North Korea

Malaysia

Mongolia

Qatar

Singapore

Tajikistan

Thailand

Vietnam

Australia

New Zealand Venezuela Uruguay

Peru Guyana

Ecuador Colombia

Chile Brazil

Argentina

Bahamas Canada

Cuba Mexico

United States

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United Kingdom: Separated from mainland Europe by the English Channel, the United Kingdom controls Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), a number of small islands and Northern Ireland. The Welsh and Scottish nations remain recognizably individual, despite being part of a whole state.

England, Ireland, Scotland Wales?

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Cyprus France

Greece Ireland

Luxembourg Portugal

Romania Spain

Switzerland Turkey

Country Capital Land Mass

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England Edinburgh 8,022sq mi Patrick

Ireland Cardiff 30,414 George

Scotland London 5,345 David

Wales Belfast 50,346 Andrew

When Will The Olympics Take Place In London? (tick one box) ◊ 1st January – 31st December 2012 ◊ 23rd March 2012

◊ 27th July – 12th August 2012 ◊ 24th December – 26th December 2012

When Has London Hosted The Olympics In The Past? (tick two

boxes) ◊ 1904 ◊ 1908 ◊1924 ◊ 1940 ◊ 1948 ◊1956

Locating A Logo: The London 2012 games aim to inspire people to do more and try new things and this was wanted to be shown through the 2012 logo. The logo was carefully considered, thinking about font, colour, image and being understandable worldwide. It’s distinct, bold and buzzing with energy showing London isn’t afraid to “mix thing up and change things.”

The colours are a modern twist on the traditional Olympic colours and were inspired by the world’s media, communications and fashions. A special typeface was created for London 2012 and is used for all communications and advertisements associated with the games. It’s intended to convey the spirit, energy and dynamism of London 2012.

Getting The Vote! London was elected

as the 2012 Olympic Games host on 6th July 2005 defeating Moscow, New York, Madrid and Paris after four rounds of intense voting.

- Complete the countries in the table:

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1 2 3 4London 22 27 39 54

Paris 21 25 33 50Madrid 20 32 31

New York 19 16Moscow 15

Getting The Lions Share: Complete the pie chart below to show the percentage of votes each country got in the first round of voting. Don’t forget to add a title and key:

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In which round did London not have the majority vote?

How many votes was London behind in this round?

Who was London’s closest competition throughout the voting?

In which hemisphere are all these cities?

Leading London: The vision for the London 2012 Games

is to inspire change. This is reflected in the objectives for ‘sustainable development’. London is the first Host City to include sustainability from the very beginning of its planning, aiming to set new standards, creating positive, lasting change for the environment and communities. For London 2012, ‘sustainability’ is more than being

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Making A Change: London is the second largest city in Europe and the 8 million people who live there, not to mention the 20 million international tourists a year, contribute to the vast demand and consumption of a leading city. Pictured below are some of the projects London is promoting to cut down on its carbon emissions to help with its carbon footprint and make life more sustainable:

Choose four of the above projects and explain how it helps towards a sustainable way of life:

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Calculating Your Own Footprint: Experts have calculated the residential proportion of London’s carbon footprint is 2.67 per resident, do you think your carbon footprint is higher or lower than this? You can now find out…

- Log onto a computer and go to: http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ - Work through the questions as honestly as you can- At the end of the quiz you will be told how many planets your living by, your carbon

footprint and the percentage of areas in your life this is made up from

I am living as if we had ……………….. planets to support usMy carbon footprint is ………………..

Complete the bar chart below to show the percentages of you carbon footprint made up by food, travel, home and ‘stuff’.

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You have also been given a personal tip on how to reduce your carbon footprint in each area of your life. Complete the table below with the tip and how it can help reduce your carbon footprint:

FoodTip:

Benefit:

Travel

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Research the Olympic sports these symbols represent and find them in the word search

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In the Beijing Olympics 2008, Great Britain received 19 gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze medals collecting 47 in total and coming fourth after China, United States and Russia. Several of the gold’s were awarded in:

Athletics: Women’s 400m Cycling Track: Men’s Individual Pursuit

Cycling Road: Women’s Road Race Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint

Swimming: Women’s 800m Freestyle Rowing: Men’s Four

Imagine you won one of these events – Write and perform a speech describing what you went through and how you feel:

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The hottest month in London is……………….. with a temperature of……….and the coldest month is………………..with a temperature of ………. . This give a……….difference in the months.

The wettest month in London is……………….. with……….mm of rain and the driest month is ………………..with……….mm of rain. This

gives a……….difference in the months. The total average rainfall for London in a year is……….mm.

Look out the window, what is it like out there? Hot? Cold? Wet? Dry?

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This is the weather – it describes what is happening in the atmosphere here and now. The climate however is the average weather recorded over thirty years for one particular place.

London’s Climate: London has a changeable, temperate climate with typically English weather. The concentration of large buildings in the city centre, which absorb much of the day time sunshine, especially during the summer months, offers some of the areas highest temperatures. The two main elements of the climate which affect Britain most are temperature and rainfall. The table below shows these for London:

- Using the information in the table complete the climate graph below.

- Use the graph and data to complete the following text:

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Tourism is an important contributor to many countries’ economies. The bar graph below shows the top London attractions for Great Britain tourists in 2010:

Graph To Show Numbers Of Visitor To Londons Top Attractions In 2010

London is the worlds most visited destination by foreign travellers and one of the most accessible cities in the world. It is thought that through ‘Games motivated tourism’ the tourism trade could receive an extra £2 million during the two weeks of the Olympics and there could be an additional 3% in overall tourism across England. Nevertheless this can have negative impacts unless it is properly managed, and the conflicting needs of interest groups are balanced.

Complete the spider diagram below with as many positive and negative impacts an increase of tourism can have on an area:

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As well as in increase of tourism in the capital, London 2012 is trying to encourage tourists to explore beyond London. Great Britain has many varied and interesting opportunities for all types of tourists, these can be categorised into two main groups:

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For a small country, Great Britain has a large range of landscapes and cultures which many people haven’t seen as they holiday abroad. Imagine you have friends visiting from America and you want to show them the ranges of interests Great Britain can incorporate. On the map below indicate one of each of the following and what they have to offer for a tourist: - A major city (not London) e.g. Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow or Cardiff - A seaside resort e.g. Bournemouth, Blackpool or Brighton - A historic town e.g. Winchester, York, Edinburgh, Oxford or Norwich - A countryside area e.g. Lake District, Snowdonia or the Norfolk Broads

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Talking The Talk: In Great Britain, the main language is English, it’s a West Germanic language,

originating from England with over fifty percent of the words derived from Latin. English is the second most spoken ‘first’ language (native speakers) after Mandarin (Chinese, 1121million) with 1000million speakers across the world.

Every part of the country has its own way of speaking English with a distinctive accent and way of saying certain things. Wales has its own unique language of which twenty-five percent of people still speak: Shwmae means how are you? in Welsh. In some regions of Scotland, Gaelic is used as the first language, particularly in some areas of Highlands and the Western Isles.

The population of Great Britain is made up of different nationalities and ethnic groups. The table shows the breakdown of the major groups in the country. Using these figures compete the charts below to show the proportions of different groups within Great Britain:

Ethnic Group:

Religion:

Language:

Great Britain has many famous football players who play for an English League team. Complete the table below with where the player originates from:

Player English Team Nationality

Language Ethnic Group٭ Religion٭Welsh – 600,000 English – 80% Anglican – 45%Irish – 106,800 Scottish – 9% Other – 39%

Scottish Gaelic – 60,000 Northern Irish – 3% Catholic – 9%Cornish – 2,500 Welsh – 3% Presbyterian – 4%

Other – 5% Muslim – 3%Figures shown in percentage of whole country٭

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Fernando Torres ChelseaJoseph Yobo Everton

Dimitar Berbatov ManchesterMichael Ballack Chelsea

Van Persia ArsenalLuka Modric Tottenham

This booklet has included all the countries taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Complete the table with the capital city, continent, population of the whole country and name of the national anthem….

Country Capital Continent Population National AnthemUkraine Kiev

Trinidad And Tobago Forged From The Love Of Liberty

Somalia 9,359,000SloveniaSerbia

San MarinoSaint Kitts And Nevis N. America

PanamaNamibia

MaltaLibya

KuwaitJamaica Kingston

HaitiGrenadaGabon 1,475,000Eritrea

Dominion RepublicCosta Rica

British Virgin IslesBosnia And

HerzegovinaEurope

BelarusBahamas March On Bahamaland

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Which country is the furthest south? ………………………………………………………………………..

What is its capitals longitude and latitude? ……………………………………………………………….

Which country is the furthest north? ………………………………………………………………………..

What is its capitals longitude and latitude? ……………………………………………………………….

Which country has the largest population? ………………………………… with a population of …………………………………

Which country has the smallest population? ………………………………… with a population of ……………………………

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The Big Idea: Your school has decided to run sports day as a mini Olympic Games this year and has enrolled you to produce a name, logo and brand to help advertise it. The name and logo will be used on all the posters, adverts and merchandise for the Games so needs to be relevant and eye-catching.

What’s In A Brand? Look at the titles below, list beneath them the first brand names you think of…

Fizzy Drinks Chocolate Sports Phones

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Do you have the same brand names as your peers in your class? Put a circle round the dominant brand in each category.

Choose one of the brands from above and draw it in the box below. Think about the choices made by the company about the colours, shapes, texts, etc when designing their logo. Annotate your

drawing with what you think each aspect of the logo suggests…

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A Winning Logo:

The Olympics and Paralympics Games are about more than just sporting excellence, it’s an opportunity to develop a set of universal principles – or values – which can be applied to education and to society as a whole, as well as to sport as a whole.

What are the Olympic and Paralympics Games Values? Search ‘The Olympic and Paralympic Values – Video’ and watch the short video for the answers:

Olympic …………………………………. …………………………………. ………………………………….

Paralyimpic ………………………... ………………………... ………………………... ………………………...

Draw and/or write in the box below what comes to mind when you think of these values:

Swap booklet with your partner, circle four pictures and/or word which you support most.

Have ago at producing a spider diagram of names and slogans for your schools Olympic Games – You many want to look at some of the past Olympic logos for ideas:

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Eye-Catching Colour And Fascinating Fonts: Colour and font need to be carefully considered when designing a logo, turn

back to page nine (England – Host Country 2012) and you can refresh your memory of the London 2012 logo and the colours and font used.

Look at the colours and words below. What moods and connotations do they mean to you?

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To help you decide on colours for your logo you could design a mood board separate from your booklet keeping in mind the Olympic values.

Think about your logo and what it is trying to say, you may want to consider including your schools motto. In the space below sketch some of your ideas for your final design. Don’t worry if you don’t have a complete logo yet:

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Final Design: In the space below draw and colour your final design for your schools Olympic Sports Day. Use the information you have gathered over the past few pages to annotate your logo explaining reasons for your design:

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Whilst working towards building your own logo for your schools sports day you investigated what the Olympic and Paralympic values are. On the acrostic below, work with a friend to add your own values using the letters which spell out the word ‘Olympics’. The words do not need to begin with the letters but must fit across:

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It’s time to quiz your friends on what they remember about the London 2012 Olympic Games…

Come up with ten of your own questions and three possible answers to them – remember one of them has to be correct!!! Pass your quiz to a friend and give them a mark out of ten…Good Luck…

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Resources: http://www.london2012.com

http://projectbritain.com/olympics http://footprint.wwf.org.uk