Where in the World is Torino?

 

This webpage is for use with the student handout of the same title. Use the links to answer the questions. The pages will open in a new window.

 

For Part A, Nos. 1 - 3:

Go to http://www.infoplease.com and type "ITALY" into the search panel. When the results come up, click on "Atlas".

Use the atlas entry to answer the questions on your paper.

This is the Seal of the City of Torino: This is the seal of the City of Torino

 

For Part A, Nos. 4 & 5:

Go to http://en.wikipedia.com and type "TURIN" into the search panel. When the Turin page comes up, find the section labelled "Geography".

Answer the questions on your paper.

For Part B:

Go to http://www.nwa.com/cgi-bin/wpmiles.cgi and use the mileage calculator.

For No. 1, regarding Hermann Maier, you must find the nearest airport to Flachau, Austria (It is Salzburg).

These are the Olympic rings.  Do you know what they stand for?

 

Winter Olympics Websites

http://www.sikids.com/olympics/index.html

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/activities.htm

http://2006turinolympics.com/winter-olympics-trivia.html

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/2006olympics.htm

http://www.usolympicteam.com/kids/

http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/

http://www.kidsvillage.torino2006.org/

 

 

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