UAE -LIFE IN THE DESERT OASIS WEEK-4

What is an Oasis?

• Swimming pool

• A place in the desert that has water.

• Trees surrounded by Desert

True or False.... The city of Al Ain started as an oasis town.

• True

• False

Water channels called _____________ may bring water from far away.

• falaj

• wells

• small pools

______ are one of the important crops grown in the oasis.

• Mango tree

• Date palm

• Banana tree

• All of these

People did not use palm fronds to build their homes.

• True

• False

______ were used to make baskets and mats.

• Ghaf trees

• Orange trees

• Palm fronds

Houses made from palm fronds were called ______houses.

• Barasti

• Caravan

• Tent

Fully ripe and dried dates are called________.

• Bessar

• Tamar

• Khalal

_______ is an oasis area that has date farms.

• Liwa

• AbuDhabi

• Dubai

_______ are an important product in the UAE.

• Fish

• Dates

• Seashells