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Credits: Four
RESOURCE BOOKLET
Refer to this booklet to answer the questions for Geography 90704.
Check that this booklet has pages 2 – 11 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.
YOU MAY KEEP THIS BOOKLET AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION.
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority, 2011. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the prior permission of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
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Resource A: Map of the United Arab Emirates
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Resource B: Sand Dunes
Abu Dhabi’s towering red sand dunes dwarf a lone traveller. The desert landscape, which
covers much of the emirate, includes part of the vast Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter, in the
south.
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Resource C: Sandstorm
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Resource D: Satellite Image of the Abu Dhabi Region
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Resource E: Map of the Abu Dhabi Region
Height (metres)
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Resource F: Development of Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of seven loosely united
sheikhdoms, or emirates, of which Abu Dhabi is the largest by far. …
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… Today only 25 % of its rapidly growing population is made up of national Emirati.
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As the Emirati people became wealthier and had
more contact with Western society, they demanded
more of the luxuries on offer and turned their backs
on more traditional ways. …
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… In just four decades, a desert wasteland has been transformed into one of the wealthiest cities in
the world, where ‘gleaming high rises soar from an artificial oasis of lush gardens and palm lined
avenues’, and where sand has been changed into skyscrapers.
Resource G: Abu Dhabi 1950
Resource H: Abu Dhabi 2009
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Resource I: Emirates Palace Hotel
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Resource J: Location of the
Emirates Palace Hotel
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Resource K: Population and Tourist Growth
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Resource L: Water Demand and Supply in Abu Dhabi
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Resource M: Water Issues
The exploitation of one resource was also
dependent on another – water. …
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… The development of a master plan has now become a matter of national security.
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Resource N: Water Use Statistics
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Acknowledgements
Resource A: http://www.stranymira.com/uploads/posts/2008-10/1224441615_1052_a.jpg
Resource B:
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/249/
cache/desert-walk-abu-dhabi-empty_24946_600x450.jpg
Resource C:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5ehmc6YKXCQ/SPPHoid6ujI/
AAAAAAAAAWI/7aX0G609E1M/s320/desert+sand+storm.jpg
Resource D
http://www.parstimes.com/spaceimages/abu_dhabi.jpg
Resource E:
UAE Mini Map, Explorer Publishing & Distribution (Dubai).
Resource F: http://www.dubai-information-site.com/image-files/saadiyat-island.jpg
http://www.gowealthy.com/gowealthy/wcms/en/home/real-estate/property
digest/october/guggenheim-xl.jpg
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/294/
cache/abu-dhabi-city-beach-06_29488_600x450.jpg
Resource G:
http://www.visitabudhabi.ae/_data/global/images/Content_imgs/Culture_
Heritage/AncientHistory2.jpg
Resource H:
http://www.choppershoot.com/gallery/36-Adoramapix%20Album-.jpg
Resource I:
http://www.destination360.com/middle-east/united-arab-emirates/images/s/
abu-dhabi-hotels.jpg
Resource J:
http://www.fnetravel.com/english/uae/abu-dhabihotel/
emiratespalacehotelabudhabi/emirates-palace-hotel-abu-dhabi-map.jpg
Resource K:
http://www.gowealthy.com/gowealthy/wcms/en/home/real-estate/
property-digest/february/auh_population.jpg
http://www.gowealthy.com/gowealthy/wcms/en/home/real-estate/propertydigest/may/img3vol18.jpg
Resource L:
http://www.adwec.ae/Report2008.html
http://www.abu-dhabihotels.com/traveltips/gifs/
dubaiweather.jpg
Resource M:
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/rubbing-salt-into
the-wounds
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WebCast/story?id=4557214&page=1
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/W2UpNZJVgGb44dLYzlG9RQ
Resource N:
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/thousands-of-abu-dhabi-
buildings-face-cuts-in-water-usage
http://www.adwec.ae/

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