This small nation on the island of Brunei owns a cattle ranch its own size in Australia. Why? In short, it has so much oil it can afford to import most of its food. An entertaining video shows the economic complexities of the resource-rich nation.

Concepts

human geography, physical geography, world geography, oil

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Show the video and discuss how natural resources, such as oil, can affect the economic development of a nation

Classroom Considerations

• Video 25 of an extensive Countries A-Z playlist
• Some may consider the term friend zone offensive

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video is engaging and and funny
• Lavish and colorful photos and graphics uncover difficult geographical 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