1st lesson for a year 8 class on Geography of Sport

1. Homework Handouts
Why was the King Booed
sheets
Writing frame

2. ………………
Impossible
Places
10

3. IPs:
• Ensure you have named and located your case study.
• Ensure that you use place specific detail when you describe the
location.
• Ensure you fully explain why your chosen case study is an
impossible place.
• Ensure that you include specific facts/data/details on why it is an
impossible place.
• Ensure that you categorise your impacts where possible.
• Ensure you include more impacts.
• Ensure you fully explain the impacts rather than just listing or
describing them.
• Ensure that you include specific facts/data/details in your impacts.
• Ensure that your impacts are correct to the case study you are
writing about.
• Suggest how the impacts affected different groups of people.
• Other:

5. I will evaluate the categorised impacts that sport can have around the world and
explain in detail why it is important to study sport in Geography. I will evaluate the causes of a
case study involving sport and geography.
I will explain the impacts that sport can have around the world and justify why it is
important to study sport in Geography. I will explain a case study of where politics and sport are
both involved.
I will describe the impacts that sport can have around the world and identify why it is
important to study sport in Geography. I will describe a case study of where politics and sport
are both involved.
5

6. 5

7. 5 mins

8. Level 6/7: Explain in detail the links that geography and sport
have
People using public transport such as the
Eurostar to access sporting events across the
continent…
People may need to use maps to work out
where their destination is, and a route to get
to it…
Even more links between geography and sport to add to your
spider diagram!
Events such as the Olympics bring teams and
countries together to compete on a Global
scale… We compete against different countries…
5 mins

11. Why was the King booed at the
cup final?
1. Complete the questions on the
worksheet for your target level.
10 mins
In 2012, King Juan Carlos of Spain attended the final of
a championship, The King’s Cup (Copa Del Rey).
This is the biggest football competition in Spain, so why
was the King booed?

12. 10 mins