Mozambique may be one of the best beach countries no one considers. Its rich biodiversity and geography have made it home to a low-volume, but high-quality luxury tourist industry.  However, a video resource shows how it is still reckoning with its history of colonialism and civil war. Viewers also explore the African nation's culture, geography, people, and past. 

Concepts

african geography, human geography, world geography, physical geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer the video as research of Portuguese influences on Africa
• Use the resource to stimulate discussion of the diversity of African cultures

Classroom Considerations

• Resource is part of a large Countries A-Z video playlist

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Language demonstrations by residents of Mozambique are engaging
• Graphics and maps clearly demonstrate concepts

Cons

• None

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