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Dubai place study Flashcards

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1
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How many Emirates is the UAE divided into?

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7

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2
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The city of ………… is the capital of the Emirate of ………… .

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Dubai, Dubai

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3
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Dubai is the most ………… in the UAE.

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populous

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4
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Where is Dubai located in the UAE?

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Northern coastline

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5
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Dubai covers an area of ………… km squared.

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4100

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6
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What was Dubai’s initial size?

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3900 km squared

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7
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Why has Dubai increased in size?

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Land reclamation from the sea

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8
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What is Dubai’s sense of place?

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  • global hub
  • financescape
  • ethnic diversity
  • socially and economically aspirational
  • record breaking
  • economically diverse
  • east meets west
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9
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What are Dubai’s transport connections (exogenous)?

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Dubai International Airport:
- 3rd busiest airport by passenger traffic (83.6 million in 2016)
- 7th busiest cargo airport in the world (handled 2.37 million tons in 2014)

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10
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What will Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International airport be like when completed?

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  • largest airport in the world
  • five new runways
  • four terminal buildings
  • capacity for 160 million passengers
  • capacity of 12 million tons of cargo
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11
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What is the built environment (endogenous) like in Dubai?

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  • underwater suite at Atlantis the Palm
  • Al Mahara restaurant
  • Burj Al Arab hotel (world’s only 7* hotel)
  • Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA)
  • Dubai Creek
  • Port Rashid
  • Emirates Towers
  • Palm Islands
  • Burj Khalifa
  • Dubai Mall
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12
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Why is Dubai’s architecture very mixed?

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Incorporating Islamic architectural styles into modernity

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13
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Dubai has more ………… higher than ………… than any other city.

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skyscrapers, 2200 ft

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14
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What is the median age of people in Dubai?

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27

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15
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What was the 2009 population?

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1 771 000

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16
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What was the 2017 population?

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2 789 000

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17
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How many males live in Dubai? How many females live in Dubai?

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  • 1 370 000 males
  • 401 000 females
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18
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What is the population density?

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408.18 per km squared

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19
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What percentage of the population were UAE nationals in 2013?

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15%

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20
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How many people are living in collective labour accomodation?

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288 000

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21
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How many British expatriates live there?

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over 100 000

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22
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What is the national language?

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Arabic

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23
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What is used as a second language?

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English

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24
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What does UAE culture mainly revolve around?

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Traditional Arab culture

25
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How many calls to prayer are there each day?

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5

26
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How have flows of investment affected Dubai?

A

Western style model of business drives the economy (tourism, real estate, financial services).

27
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Dubai is the ………… most expensive country to live in worldwide.

A

22nd

28
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Dubai is the ………… capital of the Middle East.

A

shopping

29
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How many shopping centres does Dubai have?

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70

30
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How many visitors do the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises attract and how much revenue did they generate?

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4 million, $2.7 billion

31
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How was the city’s cultural imprint changed?

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By the arrival of other ethnic groups and nationals (e.g. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh)

32
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When was oil first discovered?

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1966

33
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What did the discovery of oil help to accelerate?

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Early development of the city

34
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How much income comes from oil today?

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5%

35
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What was Dubai’s GDP in 2015? What was the growth rate in 2014?

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US$107.1 billion, 6.1%

36
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Oil accounted for ………… of GDP in 1990 but ………… by 2004.

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24%, 7%

37
Q

Who is Dubai’s largest international trading partner?

A

China

38
Q

What was the value of trade flows between China and Dubai in 2014? How does this compare to 2013?

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$47.7 billion, 29% increase from 2013

39
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By how much more are Westerners paid compared to Asians?

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28.9%

40
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By how much more are Westerners paid compared to Arabs?

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4.67%

41
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What do Emirati couples receive upon marriage and upon the birth of children?

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  • land upon marriage
  • cash payments upon birth of children
42
Q

South Asians work as ………… .

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labourers

43
Q

How many foreigners live in ‘less than humane conditions’, according to Human Rights Watch?

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250 000

44
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How many hospitals are there in Dubai?

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28 (22 private, 6 public)

45
Q

What was Dubai established as in the 18th century?

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Fishing village

46
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What was built in the early 1900s?

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Import port and trading spot for trade from Iran

47
Q

What neighbouring Emirate had oil reserves before Dubai?

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Abu Dhabi

48
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What was a consequence of concessions being granted to international oil companies in Dubai?

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Population grew by 300% between 1968 and 1975

49
Q

Who oversaw the period of infrastructural development and expansion?

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Sheikh Rashid

50
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Who constructed Port Rashin?

A

Halcrow (British company)

51
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When was the Jebel Ali Port established?

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1979

52
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When was JAFZA built around the Jebel Ali Port?

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1985

53
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What does JAFZA do?

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Provides foreign companies unrestricted import of labour and export capital

54
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What promote Dubai’s ambitious building projects?

A

Billboards

55
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How many overnight visitors did Dubai host in 2016?

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14.9 million

56
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How many tourists visitors in 2019?

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16.73 million

57
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What does lived experience depend on?

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Positionality

58
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How much does the Royal Suite at the Burj Al Arab Hotel cost per night?

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$24 000

AQA A Level Geography (15 decks)

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