London olympics - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

A complete document of all the specification listed case studies required for enquiry questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 'Regenerating Places', Topic 4A of Unit 2 in A level Geography (Edexcel). Put together by an A* student. Includes the following case studies: San Francisco as a successful place Rust Belt as an unsuccessful place UK deregulation of capital markets London Olympics 2012 Powys Regeneration Project Liverpool rebranding Bronte County Kielder Forest Salford Quays urban stakeh...

When were the first Modern Olympics created and who was credited for creating them? - 1896; Pierre de Coubertin Alice Coachman - 1st African American Woman to win olympic gold medal in London 1948 In first olympics, what was awarded? - 1st place = silver medal 2nd place = bronze medal Why were the 1900 and 1904 unsuccessful? - Lasted over 5 months 1904 St. Louis - -Europeans did not want to come to US -first olympics to award 1, 2, and 3rd place

When were the first Modern Olympics created and who was credited for creating them? Ans 1896; Pierre de Coubertin Alice Coachman Ans 1st African American Woman to win olympic gold medal in London 1948 In first olympics, what was awarded? Ans 1st place = silver medal 2nd place = bronze medal Why were the 1900 and 1904 unsuccessful? Ans Lasted over 5 months 1904 St. Louis Ans -Europeans did not want to come to US -first olympics to award 1, 2, and 3rd place Babe Ruth Ans -changes the ...

What is globalization? correct answersWorldwide integration and development. (Increasing international exchange of money, products, world views, ideas, and culture) Cities become less confined by national boundaries. Globalization has intensified the competition among cities for attention, influence, tourists, investments, businesses. Hosting the Olympics provides a city with an opportunity to (1) make significant changes to its urban landscape, and (2) rebrand the city and improve global percep...

GCSE Geography AQA: Human Geography Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is urbanisation? The growth of a country's population living In an urban area What percentage of the world are urbanised? More than 50% (3.9 billion) of the world live in urban areas Why does urbanisation vary around the world? It varies between HIC which are more economically developed and LIC which are less economically developed. HIC have been industrialised so people already live in city's. What causes urbanisation...

Purpose of Sport? correct answersHealth, stress release, religious cult, preparation for life, defense of the state. Origins of Modern Sport: correct answersToday's sports are based on modern games -Why play games in early U.S. history? What spread baseball across the country in the beginning? correct answersThe Civil War Pro Sports Franchises correct answersMLB, NFL, NBA, NHL "randomly scattered" --some found in urban areas Leagues tend to move and expand "diffusion" John...

As early as 2000 B.C. (seen in Egyptian hieroglyphics and in the Bible) - ANSWER-How long has swimming been around? Since 38 B.C. - ANSWER-How long has competitive swimming been around? Japan - ANSWER-What country held the first swimming races? English - ANSWER-What country of people are considered to be the first modern society to develop swimming as a sport? 1837 - ANSWER-What year did modern competitive swimming begin? London - ANSWER-In what city did modern competitive swimmin...

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Detailed and comprehensive revision notes on the regeneration of the London Docklands. This resource covers: the history of the Docklands, the London Docklands Development Coorporation (LDDC), population changes, gentrificaiton, economic/environmental improvements and improvements in housing/transport/function/tourism, whilst providing specific details and statistics. Case studies include: the London 2012 Olympics, the regeneration of Barking and Dagenham, investment into Stratford, regeneration...

This document provides exam questions and answers for hsoting global sporting events.