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WorksheetsThe evolution of the landscape of the U.A.E
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The buildings, roadways and cities of the UAE are built on a landscape that has changed greatly over the period of time. The mountains and the wadi's are great examples of this change. Before these mountains were formed, today's UAE was part of a much larger landmass called .............................. It was seperated from Asia by an enourmous ancient ocean called ...............................
Andaman and Nicobar Island, Pacific Ocean
Marettimo, Salar de Uyuni
Gondwana, Tethys
Quilalea, Manicouagan Reservoir
What caused the Al Hajar-mountain to be formed?
Movement of the ocean bed or floor.
The sinking of the plate.
The collision of the plate resulting in the ocean floor being pushed under the land surface.
None of the above
Who are Palaeoclimatologists ?
A person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums.
It is the study of climates
The Miocene Epoch lasted from ............... to ......................... ago.
23 million years, 5.3 million years
23 million years, 5.4 million years
23 million years, 5.2 million years
None of the above
Guess the water bodies that have closed a particular sea ?
Atlantic ocean and Pacfic ocean
Mediterranean and Indian ocean
What is the area created by lands and rivers that once flowed through the region.
Baynunah formation
Miocene Epoch
Arabian Plateau
The Baynunah formation is a geological area created by lands and rivers that once flowed through the region. Some of the rivers seem to have been quite large and had many channels. One river, near the coastal town of Mirfa, is thought to have been over 100 meters wide. How do archaeologists and palaeontologists have knowledge about this?
The remains of plants and animals, now turned into fossils, have been discovered.
The rivers have been discovered.
They discovered the coastal town of Mirfa.
Some literary sources have been found
Check whether the following statement is true or false. Scientisits call the time from 2.5 million years ago to the present day the ' QUATERNARY PERIOD '.
True
False
What are glacial periods ?
It is an interval of times 100's or 1000's of years in the ice age period .
It is period of time where glaciers form.
It is the time where snow and ice cubes fall .
All of the above
None of the above
Today, we are in an interglacial period that started around 15,000 years ago. Scientists call the current interglacial period ---------------------------
Holocene Epoch
Miocene Epoch
