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The Evolution of the landscape of the UAE

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ Ocean separated the supercontinent of Laurasia in the north from Gondwana

a)

Tethys

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

2.

The scientists who study fossils are known as

a)

Paleontologists

b)

Anthropologist

c)

Archaeologist

3.

The UAE lay on the edge of tectonic plate.

a)

Arabia

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

4.

The __ _____ mountains were formed by the ocean floor pushing against the Arabian Plate

a)

Al-Hajar

b)

Jabal Sawda

c)

Mount Arafat

d)

Harrat Khaybar

5.

The _____________ is a paleontological site located in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

a)

Baynunah Formation

b)

Seymour Island

c)

Ediacara Hills

d)

Anacleto Formation

6.

Scientists call the current interglacial period as the ________epoch

a)

Holocene

b)

Pleistocene

c)

Quaternary

d)

Cenozoic

e)

Tertiary

7.

In the caves at _____ and _____, fossilized human remains were discovered.

a)

Qafzeh and Skhul

b)

Lechuguilla

c)

Ali-Sadr

d)

Magura

8.

The findings at __________ suggested that humans existed in the UAE around 1,25,000 years ago.

a)

Jebel Faya

b)

Jebel Hafeet

c)

Jebel Shams

d)

Jebel Buhais

9.

Jebel Faya is an archaeological site located in the Emirate of _______.

a)

Sharjah

b)

Abu Dhabi

c)

Dubai

d)

Ajman

10.

Fossils tend to form in sedimentary rocks in deserts or near rivers.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Humans came from Africa through the Nile Valley and into Palestine.

a)

True

b)

False