Mark Twain once said heaven was modeled after Mauritius. The home to the now-extinct dodo bird also features lush and fascinating geographical features. A video resource highlights the complex island African nation. 

Concepts

african geography, human geography, physical geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer the video as research on an Africa countries project
• Use the resource to form a discussion of the influence of African colonialism

Classroom Considerations

• Fits as the 113th video in the Countries A-Z series
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video is co-hosted by a Mauritian, adding an interesting perspective
• Graphics and engaging photos engage learners

Cons

• Ad interrupts streaming

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