Name: Hamdi

### OLYMPICS MEDAL ACTIVITY

#### Step 1: Label and color the top 15 countries to earn medals at this year's Summer Olympics.

| Country | TOTAL MEDALS | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|------------------------------|--------------|------|--------|--------|
| United States (North America)| 120 | 40 | 44 | 36 |
| China (East Asia) | 91 | 40 | 27 | 24 |
| Great Britain (Western Europe)| 65 | 14 | 22 | 29 |
| France (Western Europe) | 64 | 16 | 28 | 20 |
| Australia (Australia/Oceania)| 53 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
| Japan (East Asia) | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 |
| Italy (Southern Europe) | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Netherlands (Western Europe) | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| Germany (Central Europe) | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| South Korea (East Asia) | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Canada (North America) | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| New Zealand (Australia/Oceania)| 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Brazil (South America) | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Hungary (Central Europe) | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Spain (Western Europe) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Questions:
1. What continent has the most countries in the top 15 medals earned?
2. Why might this be?