The Geography of the Olympics

This is a Blog which I am doing for my Transition Year Envirnomental Studies Class. It is for the Geography Module run by Mr. Lydon. As you may have noticed this is a blog on the Geography of the Olympics. I hope you enjoy it and get everything you are looking for. If not of course leave me a comment and within in time i may get around to doing a post onn what you are looking for. Bobbi

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Nike Olympics Advert

This is the Nike 'Courage' Advert released especially for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. It was shown all over the...

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Background to Countries Eligible for Olympics, IOCs and NOCs

The IOC (International Olympic Committee) is the main Olympic organiser. they are the group at the head of the Olympics. There website is - ...

Graph taken from http://www.argmax.com/mt_blog/archive/olympicsgdp.gif This graph shows the change in GDP (gross domestic product) before a...

Monday, February 2, 2009

How the Olympics Effects A Hosts' Economy

Major sports events such as the Olympics are often seen as a potential source of economic regeneration. Yet, they can also effect the econom...

Friday, January 23, 2009

Olympic Venues

(map taken from http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-olympic-hostnations-map.gif ) The Olympic games have been held in many cities all ov...

Friday, January 16, 2009

Welcome

Hey welcome to my blog on the Geography of the Olympics. This is the "Hip Happening" place to be and find out about stuff so read ...

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