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Geography Unit 3: Are the Olympics really global?
Does the Olympic Games benefit EVERYONE GLOBALLY? What does this mean? The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind, in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. Does the Olympic Games benefit EVERYONE GLOBALLY?
Is there a relationship between wealth and medals at the Olympics? Task 1: Choose one of the following hypotheses: There is NO relationship between wealth and medals at the Olympic Games There IS a relationship between wealth and medals at the Olympic Games. Write your chosen hypothesis in your book Give two reasons for your chosen hypothesis.
Task 2: Make a scatter graph Find resources on http://www.toppinggeography.com/are-the-olympics-really-global.html Task 2: Make a scatter graph Open the medals_worksheet document OR google sheets Using the Olympic_medals_2016 document select 15 countries (3 from the top, 3 from the middle and 3 from the bottom of the medal table) Add their GDP per capita using the gdp_country_2016 document.
Task 3: Make the scatter graph Google sheets / excel: Insert, chart (select scatter) Annotate it to identify if medals increase or decrease with GDP. Which are the highest / lowest figures? Are there any anomalies? Can you explain the patterns? to Extension: How else can we look at the medals table?
Is there a relationship between wealth and medals at the Olympics? Was your hypothesis correct? There is NO relationship between wealth and medals at the Olympic Games There IS a relationship between wealth and medals at the Olympic Games.