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SPORTS AND GEOGRAPHY NEWS
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THE NEXT OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES will be held in Beijing, China in 2008. For
more information, visit: http://en.beijing2008.com/.
The 2012 Olympic summer Games
will be held
July 27 - August 12, 2012,
in London, England. For more
information, visit: http://www.london2012.org/en.
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The next Olympic Winter Games
will be held February 12-28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For
more information, visit:
www.vancouver2010.com.
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The next FIFA MEN'S World Cup
will be in South Africa in 2010.
Thirty-two (32) teams will participate in the finals. The most
recent tournament was held in 2006 in Germany and Italy won the Cup. 2010 will
be the first time that the final tournament will be hosted by an African nation.
For more information, visit:
www.swc2010.com or
www.fifaworldcup.com.
The
FIFA
Women's World Cup was held in China in 2007.
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GEOGRAPHY
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Play the
Traveler IQ Challenge at http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq
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national geographic bee
finals are held each year in
late May. Principals of schools with students in grades four through eight must
register their schools before the October 15 deadline in order to
participate. Materials for the school Bees are
mailed to registered schools in November.
For more information about the Bee, visit:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee
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Geography Awareness Week
is always the third week in November.
For more information, contact:
www.nationalgeographic.com |
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Earth Day is April 22nd
of each year. Throughout the World, Earth Day events are often scheduled for
the weekends before or after April 22nd. The Earth Day Network provides
teachers with
resources, guides and fact sheets that are geared to nurture
ecological citizenship and leadership in your classroom.
For more information, contact
www.earthday.net |
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Look up the
exact location of millions of places at
http://www.lat-long.com. Lots of other information can be found at
www.usgs.com.
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The world is constantly changing and current events from
places around the globe reach us every day. Students need to know the basic
skills of geography and map use to be well informed. We hope our programs spark
an interest in geography and allow students to learn about the world around them
while following a sport that they enjoy.
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