1. In pairs, discuss what characteristics Olympic host cities should have

2. What cities can host the Olympics?

3. What cities have hosted the Olympic Games?
Open Google My Maps
Use to find the locations of the summer and winter Olympic games
Add place marks onto your map for the locations of the games.
Use a different symbol for winter and summer Olympics.
Colour code the place marks according to the decade in which they took place.

4. Analysing maps – how do we look for patterns?
Where in the world are the host cities located?
Start large scale and zoom in!!
North / South of the equator?
Continents?
Countries (give examples)
Types of cities (capital cities, are they coastal, inland?)
Extension: Have the patterns changed in recent decades?