Monaco, the glitzy Western European micro state, takes up only two square kilometers in land, but much more in the public's imagination. The country is home to super stars like Bono and Grace Kelly, and one-third of its people are millionaires. A video resource explains how the tiny country came to have such great wealth. 

Concepts

western europe, european geography, human geography, physical geography, world geography, france, taxes

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use video to stimulate discussion on how tax havens work
• Offer video as research for country profile project

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a comprehensive geography playlist
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Narrator is funny and engaging
• Maps and graphic demonstrate geographic concepts
• Resource unpacks economic and historical background of a lesser-known micro-state

Cons

• Ad interrupts the video

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