UAE Geography

Uae Geography

136 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

All 136 questions

  1. Complete the sentence about Safa Park with the correct year: After being a destination for Dubai's residents for nine years, the park went under redevelopment in ______.
  2. Complete the sentence about Safa Park with the correct year: In ______, the northeastern half of the park was fenced off and demolished, as part of the land clearance for the Dubai Water Canal project…
  3. Complete the sentence about Al Ain Zoo with the correct year: In ______ Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates joined efforts and deci…
  4. Complete the sentence about Al Ain National Museum with the correct year: Established in ______, it is the oldest museum in the UAE and focuses on the archaeology, history, and traditional culture of…
  5. Complete the sentence about Al Ain National Museum with the correct year: Al Ain Museum was founded in ______ under the direction of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the Un…
  6. Complete the sentence about Guggenheim Abu Dhabi with the correct year: On 8 July ______, the city of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, announced it had signed an agreement with the Solo…
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Deira, Dubai? The district contains 30% of ______'s trading locations and 10% of its GDP.
  8. Which place completes this sentence about Bur Dubai? Most Indian expatriate families live in Bur ______, due to the proximity of a Hindu temple that was established in the 1960s.
  9. Which place completes this sentence about Bur Dubai? Shindagha to the northwest, located between Bur ______, the creek, and the sea is the historic location of the ruler's house on the peninsula facin…
  10. Which place completes this sentence about Dubai Marina? Al Sahab is a residential high-rise development that consists of two towers; the complex is on the waterfront and directly overlooks the largest…
  11. Which place completes this sentence about Burj Khalifa? The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown ______.
  12. Which place completes this sentence about Louvre Abu Dhabi? Also in the summer of 2005, ______ Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a letter about the project to France's president Jacques Ch…
  13. Which place completes this sentence about Yas Marina Circuit? A two-day GP2 Asia Series test was held to officially open the circuit, which was held a week before the 2009 ______ Grand Prix.
  14. Which place completes this sentence about Saadiyat Island? The Island is located 500 meters off the coast of ______.
  15. Which place completes this sentence about Saadiyat Island? The Louvre ______ will mark the first time the French government has entered into an international partnership to extend the Louvre overseas.
  16. Which place completes this sentence about Mleiha Archaeological Centre? The centre was opened on 24 January 2016 by the Ruler of ______, Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi.
  17. Which place completes this sentence about Al Ruwais? The town is best known for the Al ______ Port, the second-most important port in Qatar.
  18. Which place completes this sentence about Al Ruwais? Family tradition states that Al ______ was one of the initial destinations that the Al Thani moved to before settling in Fuwayrit in the late 1700s…
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Al Ruwais? At the start of the 20th century, Al ______ was described as such in J.G.
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Masafi? The road connecting Masafi, ______ and Dibba was constructed in the 1960s by the Trucial Oman Scouts.
  21. Which place completes this sentence about Masafi? The company's 250,000 m bottling plant is located in the northern part of the town, part of ______.
  22. Which place completes this sentence about Fujairah Fort? The fort is located about 2 km from central modern ______ in the old Fujairah region, on a small rocky hill which reaches 20 meters high.
  23. Which place completes this sentence about Fujairah Fort? Wahhabists occupied multiple forts across the eastern coast of the Arabian Pennusula, including ______ Fort, from 1808 to 1810, before being dr…
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Fujairah Fort? The fort was restored by the ______ Administration of Antiquity and Heritage during 1997/2000 using the same materials with which it was built.
  25. Which place completes this sentence about Ajman Fort? The consolidation of that establishment did not take place until 1816 or 1817, when ______ Fort finally fell to Rashid and his followers.
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Ajman Fort? In 1848, Abdelaziz bin Rashid was killed during an armed conflict with ______'s secessionist neighbouring town of Hamriyah.
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Masfout? The 13,500 square metre Waraqa Park surrounds the former house of the founder of ______, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi.
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Masfout? Digging water wells in the exclave was banned by the ______ government as water depletion became an issue with over 80 unregulated wells sunk into th…
  29. Which place completes this sentence about Manama, Ajman? The gathering of honey was also formalised, this and the growing agricultural base in Manama providing work for the impoverished men of coastal…
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Jumeirah Mosque? The ______ mosque was built in the year 1979 by architects Abd al-Muʿizz Husayn and Muhammad al-Mahdi Hegazy of Hegazy Engineering Consultanc…
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Jumeirah Mosque? The mosque in the ______ district along the Persian Gulf, known for its tourist-oriented beach resorts and large expatriate population.
  32. Which place completes this sentence about Jumeirah Mosque? The 2003 series of the 500 dirham note depicted the ______ mosque, but has since been replaced by the Burj Khalifa.
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Al Ain National Museum? Established in 1969, it is the oldest museum in the UAE and focuses on the archaeology, history, and traditional culture of the ______…
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Al Ain National Museum? The museum was established to preserve archaeological discoveries from ______ and to document the cultural heritage of the region.
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Moreeb Dune? Moreeb Dune is located in the United Arab Emirates, 25 km south of ______.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Sharjah Mosque? The mosque, designed in classical Ottoman style, is located in the area of Tay, at the junction of the Emirates Road and the road to ______.

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