Social Studies Review: Oil and Growth

What are the Trucial States?

• The area of land on the Silk Road

• The name given to the UAE before 1971

• An area of trading ground

• The place where oil was first discovered

What was the main source of income before the discovery of oil?

• fishing

• maintenance

• pearl diving

• white water rafting

What is a dhow?

• a boat

• a car

• a plane

• a ferry

Oil was discovered in the sea close to Abu Dhabi in...

• 1658

• 1930

• 1958

• 2010

Oil revenues were used to build ... (tick all that apply)

• roads

• hospitals

• schools

• markets

In 1971, the first oil company in the UAE was formed. What was it called?

• ENOC

• Emarat

• ADNOC

• CAFU

What is GDP?

• Gigantic Driving Pistons

• Green Dry Petroleum

• Great Diving People

• Gross Domestic Product

What word best describes facilities such as roads, ports, airports, buildings?

• infrastructure

• facilities

• business hub

• free zone

After 1971, many new jobs were created, but there were not enough people in the country to do all the work. What was needed?

• higher wages

• more houses

• import workers from abroad

• less jobs

What word best describes a place where business pay little or no tax?

• business hub

• infrastructure

• an airport

• free zone