Around the World with Mr. Clark

Welcome to the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to more French speakers than the country of France. That's right, the DRC is the #1 French Speaking country in the world. The Congo River is the second longest river in Africa and the #2 river in the world in terms of volume of water, but "volume" is different than "discharge." More on that one in this episode.

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Amazing snorkeling and scuba diving along the coast of the Indian Ocean in East Africa. Mozambique is a former Portuguese Colony that achieved indepdence and then called up Queen Elizabeth II to join her little club called the Commonwealth of Nations.

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There are no lions, zebras, giraffe or hippo in Madagascar, but there are lemurs, and they are really cool! With more than 100 species of lemur in Madagascar, it'd take a conspiracy to not see one on a visit to this island nation -- the 4th largest island in the world.

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Tunisia is the Northern Most Country on the African continent -- a sort of "small-ish" country wedged in between Algeria and Libya. This is a country where cultures colide. This is an Africa Country that is predominantly Muslim, on the Mediterranean, colonized by the French, and home to the ancient city of Carthage. Also home to part of the vast Sahara desert. 

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South Africa is an amazing country on the Southern Tip of Africa. Nelson Mandela and Desmund Tutu provide examples of exemplary human beings and Kruger National Park is one of the most famous places in the world to go on safari. 

Book by Candice Millard Clark mentions in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/Hero-Empire-Daring-Winston-Churchill/dp/0307948781

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This week we are doing an overview of South America. It's our last week in South America -- for a while -- and before leaving we hit some highlights from countries not visited in recent weeks. Machu Picchu in Peru, Charles Darwin in Galapagos, the Andes Mountains, Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest and more...

What's the longest river in the world? Video: https://youtu.be/g3Y3vCgVeM0

What's the highest point on earth? Video: https://youtu.be/PLaCogHp5Ug

You can find all of Clark's classes on Outschool at his Teacher Profile Page at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool or email clark at [email protected] or follow him on Instragram https://www.instagram.com/clarkvand/

Brazil is the world's 5th largest country by land mass and the 7th largest country by population. It's also home to the world's #1 and #3 tallest statues of Jesus in the world. You may be familiar with Christ the Redeemer -- the massive statue of Jesus that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro. It's not even the tallest statue of Jesus in the country! Also, did you know the famous futballer Pelé was actually declared a national treasure?!?! You can find all of Clark's classes on Outschool at his Teacher Profile Page at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool or email clark at [email protected].

Uruguay, a country on the Atlantic Coast of South America between Brazil and Argentina is home to a president once dubbed the most humble head of state in the world. Uruguaynians also love meat. You can find all of Clark's classes on Outschool at his Teacher Profile Page at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool

How many countries are there in the world? It's a complicated question with a not easy answer. Clark tackles it as he starts Year 4 of teaching Around the World on Outschool. Find all of his classes on Outschool at his Teacher Profile Page at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool

Paraguay is one of the least visited countries in the world. And when you think about the iconic things about South America: Christ the Redeemer, the Andes, Patagonia, the Amazon, Machu Picchu -- none of those things are in Paraguay. Still, this is a country with a unique culture and a unique language. Check out Clark's classes on Outschool at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool