Azerbaijan was the first Muslim-majority, secular, and democratic country. It also has mud volcanoes, monuments to tea, and gets along with Israel. Scholars unravel the unique details of the complex and nuanced southwestern Asian country using an engaging and informative video.

Concepts

southwest asia, 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 on the demographics and ethnic makeup of Southwest Asia

Classroom Considerations

• Use of the term friend zone may make the video inappropriate for some learners
• Video is the 11th in a series called Countries A-Z

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video is often funny and engaging
• Graphics and photographs demonstrate complicated ideas

Cons

• Narrator often speaks very fast and may lose some learners; pause the video frequently to check for understanding

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