Geography of Sports - EIU



Geography of Sports

Exam Two Review

The Geography of Football

✓ Types of Football

✓ Popularity of Football

✓ Football and Cultural Ties

✓ Football ties to holidays

✓ Professional Football

o Leagues and Diffusion

✓ High School Football – Friday Night Lights

o Video

✓ Youth Football

✓ History of Football

✓ College Football

o History and Diffusion

o Ties to the Community

o Stadiums

o Heisman Trophy

o Bowl System

✓ The Geography of Football

o The Pigskin Cult

✓ Football Stadiums

✓ Football and Culture

o Movies

o Remember the Titans Film

The Geography of Golf

✓ Vernacular Images of Golf

✓ U.S. golf v. Europe Golf

✓ History of Golf

✓ Major Championships

✓ Types of Golf Courses

✓ Social Aspects of Golf

✓ Geography of Golf

o Globally and Domestic

✓ Professional Golf Tours

✓ Golf and the Environment

✓ Golf Tourism

✓ Golf and Movies

The Geography of Soccer

✓ Geography of Soccer

✓ World Cup of Soccer

✓ History of Soccer

o FIFA

o American History

o Professional Soccer in America

▪ Early Teams and Leagues

▪ Growth of Soccer in America and the MLS

✓ Top International Leagues and Teams

✓ Social Issues in Soccer

✓ Women’s Soccer

✓ Soccer Today

The Geography of Hockey

✓ Perception of Hockey

✓ History of Hockey

✓ Origins of the Stanley Cup

✓ Professional Hockey

o History of the NHL

▪ The Original Six

✓ Expansion and Relocation of Hockey Teams

✓ NHL Success

✓ NHL Today – Future of Hockey in America

✓ Distribution of Hockey Players

✓ Minor Hockey in the South

✓ International Hockey

o World Championships

o Olympics

▪ Miracle on Ice

✓ Future of Hockey

The Geography of Basketball

✓ History of the Game

o Early Professional Leagues

o Barnstorming Teams – Harlem Globetrotters

o The Rise of the NBA

o Boom of the 80s and 90s

o Globalization of Basketball

▪ FIBA

o NBA Success

✓ College Basketball

o History

o March Madness

✓ Geography of Basketball

o Regions

o Hoosiers

✓ Basketball Venues

✓ Globalization of Basketball

The Geography of Nascar

✓ Types of Auto Racing

✓ Perceptual Regions

✓ History of Nascar

✓ Characteristics of Nascar

✓ Distribution of Nascar drivers

✓ Indy Car

o History

o Organization

o Indianapolis 500

o Distribution of Drivers

✓ Formula One

High School Sports

✓ Geography of High School Sports

✓ Projects

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