While Afghanistan may be known for its role in international politics, the lush farming country's other attributes are sometimes overlooked. For example, the country grows a large amount of pomegranates, apricots, and almonds for export. It's also a leading grower of opium. A video profile highlights some of these details and other interesting facts for young learners.

Concepts

afghanistan, human geography, world geography, physical geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate the video into a discussion of the influences of British colonialism around the world

Classroom Considerations

• First in the Countries A-Z video series

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Resource discusses lesser known and overlooked facts of Afghanistan
• Narrator is engaging and stimulates pupil interest

Cons

• Film is blurry at some times

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.10