The Maldives is the world's lowest country—at least when it comes to elevation—but it's home to some of the highest-priced resorts. The atolls aren't all inhabited with luxury bungalows, and some of the island nation's more genuine spots are populated by people expressing the country's unique seafaring culture. A video resource profiles Asia's smallest state by land area that has become a large tourist destination. 

Concepts

the indian ccean, world geography, physical geography, human geography, asia

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video to stimulate discussion of the impact of tourism on local cultures

Classroom Considerations

• Fits as number 108 of the Countries A-Z series
  
• Narrator characterizes unfamiliar aspects of Maldives as strange, which some may consider ethnocentric

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Pictures of lush scenery intrigue learners
• Maps and graphics help viewers understand geographical concepts
  
• Narrator is humorous and engaging

Cons

• Ad interrupts streaming
• Does not fully explain the references to tsunami
  

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