Country Study Presentation - Maldives - Geography

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What's inside this resource

Nearly 1,200 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls are the starting point for a fourteen-slide introduction to the Maldives, which opens and closes with the Dhivehi greetings assalaam 'alaikum and varah salaan. Slides move from the country's position southwest of Sri Lanka and India through a quick-data page - Male, Dhivehi, presidential republic, about 530,000 people, 298 square kilometres, Maldivian Rufiyaa - to a two-column history running from 5th-century BCE settlement to multi-party democracy in 2008. Later slides cover coral-reef environment and monsoon climate, an economy where services take about 70 percent, the capital's landmarks, five other cities, and Maldivian music, cuisine and dress.

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Country Study Presentation - Maldives - Geography + Social Studies - South Asia

Try this Teaching Resource on The Maldives (Introductory Presentation Lesson - PDF Printable), designed for Geography + Asian History (South Asia - Indian Ocean - Island State) + Social Studies lessons. Suitable for Grades 7–12 (Middle school and High School students), this Introductory PDF Presentation offers a ready to use lesson that requires little to no preparation.

Geography and Social Studies students will learn about The Maldives’s geography, history, culture, language and economy — making it perfect for classroom instruction, homeschooling, or online learning.

📘 Teachers can find the following topics in this Social Studies and Geograhy Teaching resource

✅ Greetings in Dhivehi
✅ Geography of The Maldives (South Asia - Indian Ocean - Island State) – Key facts, borders, and an interactive Google Maps link to its location.
✅ Quick Facts – Population, capital city, currency and other essential details.

✅ Languages of The Maldives: Dhivehi - introduction in the languages spoken + basic vocabuary
✅ History Overview – A concise summary of the most important events in the history of The Maldives (South Asia - Indian Ocean - Island State)
✅ Geography & Environment – Details about the country’s land area, regions, and climate zones.
✅ The Maldives' Economy – paragraph on The Maldives’ industries, exports, currency and economic strengths (South Asia - Indian Ocean - Island State)
✅ Malé – Explore the capital city of The Maldives, its famous landmarks, and cultural highlights.
✅ Other Major Cities – A map showcasing additional important cities in The Maldives (South Asia - Indian Ocean - Island State)
✅ The Maldives' Culture & Traditions – A look at the customs and values that define The Maldives (South Asia - Indian Ocean - Island State)
✅ Farewell in Dhivehi

🎯 This Geography and Social Studies Teaching Resource can be perfect for:

Geography classes
Social Studies lessons
World cultures units
Country study projects
Substitute teacher toolbox
Digital learning
In-class or online teaching

📂 Resource Details

Format: PDF Digital Presentation
Grade Levels: 7th–12th Grade (Middle School and High School students)

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Locate the Maldives in the Indian Ocean relative to India and Sri Lanka and explain why an atoll nation has no land borders
Use the quick-data slide to describe the country's population, land area, population density, currency, language and government type
Trace major turning points in Maldivian history, including the 1153 conversion to Islam, Portuguese occupation from 1558, the British protectorate of 1887, independence in 1965 and multi-party democracy in 2008

Teaching tips

Bookend the lesson with the two Dhivehi slides - students meet assalaam 'alaikum at the start and varah salaan at the end, with the vocabulary slide in between to practise the words
Have an atlas or wall map open alongside the location and Male slides, whose "The Maldives are here!" and "Male is here!" captions point to a map rather than restating the position in words
The three sector percentages on the economy slide turn straight into a quick pie chart, which gives students a data task inside an otherwise read-and-discuss lesson

Skills covered

Locational geography - students place the Maldives southwest of Sri Lanka and India and work with a territory spread 820 km north to south and 130 km east to west across 26 atolls.
Country data interpretation - students read a quick-data slide of population (about 530,000), land area (298 km2), density (about 1,780 per km2), currency, religion and time zone.
Historical chronology - students follow a dated two-column timeline from 5th-century BCE settlement through the 1153 conversion to Islam, 1573 expulsion of the Portuguese, 1965 independence and 2008 multi-party democracy.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How are the Dhivehi words on the vocabulary slide presented?

Each entry gives the Thaana spelling with a transliteration beside it - Assalaamu Alaikum (hello), Aan (yes), Noon (no), Shukuriyaa (thank you), Haalu Kihineh? (how are you) and varah salaan (goodbye) - so a class can attempt the words aloud without reading the script.

What figures does the presentation give for the size and spread of the Maldives?

The country data slide gives approximately 298 km2 of land, about 530,000 inhabitants and a density of around 1,780 people per km2, while the location slide adds that the nation stretches roughly 820 km north to south and 130 km east to west across nearly 1,200 coral islands in 26 atolls, about 200 of them inhabited.

Where does climate change come up in the presentation?

In three places: the introduction notes an average ground level of about 1.5 metres above sea level, the environment section lists coral bleaching, coastal erosion and rising sea levels as threats, and the history slide records climate change becoming a major international issue for the country.