Malaysia's geography makes it both beautiful and sheltered from the natural disasters that plague other southeast Asian neighbors. It's home to a booming economy and is a large exporter of electronics. A video resource showcases the intriguing and fast-growing island nation. 

Concepts

malaysia, physical geography, human geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer the video to compare and contrast the culture and features of various southeast Asian nations

Classroom Considerations

• Serves as the 106th installment in the Countries A-Z playlist
• Humor, including fight gags, may be inappropriate for some students
• References condom production
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Resource uses graphics and pictures to demonstrate geographic concepts
• Video is easy to use in a variety of ways for different lesson plans
  

Cons

• References the important 2018 election but says there is no time to explain it

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