It's the richest country in the Caribbean, and it's home to swimming pigs. Meet The Bahamas: former enclave for pirates, current home to a bustling tourism industry. Scholars learn the origins and geography of the stunning group of islands just off the coast of Florida using an eye-catching video profile.

Concepts

the caribbean islands, human geography, physical geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video to inform a discussion of the role of international politics in the Caribbean

Classroom Considerations

• Irreverent jokes may not be suitable for all classroom settings
• Part 12 of the Countries A-Z video series

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator is engaging and often funny, drawing in young viewers
• Gorgeous pictures stimulate learner interest

Cons

• Ads may interrupt the video
• The profiles of individual islands is heavily detailed and may lose some pupils

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