Difficult to pronounce and lesser known than some of its counterparts, Bahrain has the fastest growing economy in the Arab world. A video profile unravels the complex cultural, religious, and geographical characteristics of the rising country that was the scene of the 2010 Arab Spring protests.

Concepts

the middle east, human geography, physical geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer video as research on lesser-known countries and the roles they play in the Middle East

Classroom Considerations

• Use of strong language and the phrase friend zone may make the video inappropriate for some classroom settings
• Video is the 13th in the Countries A-Z playlist

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Narrator is energetic and engaging 
• Maps and photographs illustrate complex ideas

Cons

• Complicated history and dynamics are dismissed or over-simplified

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