It's home to a volcano, and its location helps set up hurricanes that affect North America. Meet Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony that has developed its own racial and linguistic identity. A video profile shows the characteristics of the intriguing African coastal nation. 

Concepts

african geography, physical geography, human geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer the video as research for learners to examine how Cape Verde's geographical features affect worldwide weather patterns

Classroom Considerations

• Part 30 of a larger Countries A-Z playlist
• Humor may be inappropriate for some classroom settings

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Fascinating photographs demonstrate the complexities of the nation
• Engaging narrator describes complex ideas in a concise way

Cons

• There are no additional materials supplied with this resource

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