Economic case study- Dubai

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A levels Geography Quiz on Economic case study- Dubai , created by istarinmcvicar on 30/12/2013.
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Question 1

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Dubai is one of seven states that make up the united Arab emirates
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The population is 70% expatriates out of one million
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Ruled by a Sheikh
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Hot and dry. Outside the city is a desert
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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When was oil discovered?
Answer
  • 1970
  • 1966
  • 1950

Question 6

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Why did oil change the country?
Answer
  • Because they had revenue from the oil to develop the country
  • Because they had lots of oil to use

Question 7

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Give one reason why Dubai is a good country to move to ?
Answer
  • Nice weather
  • lot of people live there
  • No taxes

Question 8

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What was the population in 2006?
Answer
  • 1 million
  • 900,000
  • 1.1 million

Question 9

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What percentage does oil account for?
Answer
  • 50%
  • 3%
  • 80%

Question 10

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Tick what is good for their tourism
Answer
  • Largest artificial waterfront in the world ( Dubai waterfront)
  • Dubiotech
  • Man made islands e.g The palm and The world
  • Dubai international financial centre
  • hot weather
  • Tallest building (Burj Dubai)
  • Luxury Hotels ( Burj-al-Arab)
  • Dubai media city
  • Worlds largest shopping mall
  • Own airline (emirates)

Question 11

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What high-tech industry do they have?
Answer
  • Dubai internet city
  • Dubaionline
  • Dubai media city
  • Dubicity
  • Dubiotech

Question 12

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What business and finance factors affect migration?
Answer
  • Dubai international Financial Centre
  • The amount of businesses there
  • No tax
  • Pto-business laws and regulations
  • Dubaimediacity
  • Foreign companies keep 100% profit
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