El Salvador's culture and politics may mimic its landscape—tough and beautiful. With every major city near a volcano and the legacy of a violent civil war, El Salvador grapples with its past. A video resource explores the Central American nation, along with the country's people and physical characteristics.

Concepts

el salvador, central america, human geography, world geography, physical geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use video as research for profile project on countries in Central America

Classroom Considerations

• Video is the 53rd in a larger series called Countries A-Z
  
• Some may feel the humor and topics in the video are inappropriate
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Videos of landscape and people intrigue learners
• Graphics and maps illustrate difficult 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