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Part
2: Geography and Economics
Sports
feature every part of social studies in one way or
another:
- Geography: In
order to compete against others in your sport, you as an
athlete usually have to travel at least a little bit in
order to make that competition happen. You are changing
your geography when you do this, and your fans who follow
you (either literally or figuratively) are also expanding
their knowledge of geography. If you are a tennis fan,
you learn what cities the Grand Slam
 tournaments
are in (Melbourne, Paris, Wimbledon, and New York). Also,
people who live in wintry climates (like Scandinavia)
usually do better in winter sports. For example,
Norwegians and Swedens usually do very well at the Winter
Olympics.
- Economics:
Sports cost money, from the athletes, from the fans who
watch them, and from the people who make those athletic
contests possible. Many professional athletes make
millions of dollars every year; others make only a few
thousand. Amateur athletes don't get paid when they win,
but somebody has to make places available to stage those
amateur contests and the athletes have to spend money to
travel to those contests.
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