Task: With the person sitting next to you…. Think of as many links between the subject Geography and sport… Hint: Think about themes you may learn in class…. Why are we looking at sport in our Brazil unit?

Football is a global game. It provides a variety of engaging contexts for learning and teaching about remote locations, cultural geography, environmental impacts, globalisation and technology, global inequalities and the benefits of being a host nation for a global event. Football is a global game. It provides a variety of engaging contexts for learning and teaching about remote locations, cultural geography, environmental impacts, globalisation and technology, global inequalities and the benefits of being a host nation for a global event.

Brazil and the World Cup LO: to explain why Brazil was chosen as the world cup host country for

Hosts and winners countries of the Football World Cup Comment on any patterns noticed in figure 1 (4) Suggest reasons for the patterns described (4)

Only countries in South America or Europe have won the World Cup e.g. Brazil have won 5 times and Italy have won 4 times. The pattern shows that more wealthy countries have hosted the world cup than non wealthy countries. 14/22 hosts between would be considered wealthy countries.

Host cities of the Summer Olympic games Extension: Are there similarities between the pattern of World Cup hosts compared to Olympic hosts? (3 marks)

Use the map you constructed showing Brazil’s main physical and human features to suggest reasons for the pattern of world cup cities (4)

Exam Question: Explain the factors that need to be considered when choosing a country/city to host a world sporting event such as the world cup (4)