Dubai place study

Question 1

How many Emirates is the UAE divided into?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Dubai, Dubai

Question 3

Dubai is the most ………… in the UAE.

Answer 3

populous

Question 4

Where is Dubai located in the UAE?

Answer 4

Northern coastline

Question 5

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

Answer 5

4100

Question 6

What was Dubai’s initial size?

Answer 6

3900 km squared

Question 7

Why has Dubai increased in size?

Answer 7

Land reclamation from the sea

Question 8

What is Dubai’s sense of place?

Answer 8

• global hub
• financescape
• ethnic diversity
• socially and economically aspirational
• record breaking
• economically diverse
• east meets west

Question 9

What are Dubai’s transport connections (exogenous)?

Answer 9

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)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

• largest airport in the world
• five new runways
• four terminal buildings
• capacity for 160 million passengers
• capacity of 12 million tons of cargo

Question 11

What is the built environment (endogenous) like in Dubai?

Answer 11

• 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

Question 12

Why is Dubai’s architecture very mixed?

Answer 12

Incorporating Islamic architectural styles into modernity

Question 13

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

Answer 13

skyscrapers, 2200 ft

Question 14

What is the median age of people in Dubai?

Answer 14

27

Question 15

What was the 2009 population?

Answer 15

1 771 000

Question 16

What was the 2017 population?

Answer 16

2 789 000

Question 17

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

Answer 17

• 1 370 000 males
• 401 000 females

Question 18

What is the population density?

Answer 18

408.18 per km squared

Question 19

What percentage of the population were UAE nationals in 2013?

Answer 19

15%

Question 20

How many people are living in collective labour accomodation?

Answer 20

288 000

Question 21

How many British expatriates live there?

Answer 21

over 100 000

Question 22

What is the national language?

Answer 22

Arabic

Question 23

What is used as a second language?

Answer 23

English

Question 24

What does UAE culture mainly revolve around?

Answer 24

Traditional Arab culture

Question 25

How many calls to prayer are there each day?

Answer 25

5

Question 26

How have flows of investment affected Dubai?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

22nd

Question 28

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

Answer 28

shopping

Question 29

How many shopping centres does Dubai have?

Answer 29

70

Question 30

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

Answer 30

4 million, $2.7 billion

Question 31

How was the city's cultural imprint changed?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

When was oil first discovered?

Answer 32

1966

Question 33

What did the discovery of oil help to accelerate?

Answer 33

Early development of the city

Question 34

How much income comes from oil today?

Answer 34

5%

Question 35

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

Answer 35

US$107.1 billion, 6.1%

Question 36

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

Answer 36

24%, 7%

Question 37

Who is Dubai's largest international trading partner?

Answer 37

China

Question 38

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

Answer 38

$47.7 billion, 29% increase from 2013

Question 39

By how much more are Westerners paid compared to Asians?

Answer 39

28.9%

Question 40

By how much more are Westerners paid compared to Arabs?

Answer 40

4.67%

Question 41

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

Answer 41

- land upon marriage - cash payments upon birth of children

Question 42

South Asians work as ............ .

Answer 42

labourers

Question 43

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

Answer 43

250 000

Question 44

How many hospitals are there in Dubai?

Answer 44

28 (22 private, 6 public)

Question 45

What was Dubai established as in the 18th century?

Answer 45

Fishing village

Question 46

What was built in the early 1900s?

Answer 46

Import port and trading spot for trade from Iran

Question 47

What neighbouring Emirate had oil reserves before Dubai?

Answer 47

Abu Dhabi

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Population grew by 300% between 1968 and 1975

Question 49

Who oversaw the period of infrastructural development and expansion?

Answer 49

Sheikh Rashid

Question 50

Who constructed Port Rashin?

Answer 50

Halcrow (British company)

Question 51

When was the Jebel Ali Port established?

Answer 51

1979

Question 52

When was JAFZA built around the Jebel Ali Port?

Answer 52

1985

Question 53

What does JAFZA do?

Answer 53

Provides foreign companies unrestricted import of labour and export capital

Question 54

What promote Dubai's ambitious building projects?

Answer 54

Billboards

Question 55

How many overnight visitors did Dubai host in 2016?

Answer 55

14.9 million

Question 56

How many tourists visitors in 2019?

Answer 56

16.73 million

Question 57

What does lived experience depend on?

Answer 57

Positionality

Question 58

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

Answer 58

$24 000