Social Studies Revision Sheet. Third Term AY 2017/2018. Grade 6. August 1988 to April Wadi Ghalfa dam Agricultural Industrial

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1 Social Studies Revision Sheet Third Term AY 2017/2018 Grade 6 Name: Section: Section A: Water Resources in the UAE. Waste Water Treatment August 1988 to April 1990 Agricultural Wadi Ghalfa dam Agricultural Industrial surface water Industrial Desert areas Valley Sheikh Zayed Dams Wadi Ham dam 2002 in Sharjah 114 dams Waste water Treatment To know ways to utilize and conserve water Traditional Waste Water Treatment Modern Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan AlNahyan Desalination 1976 It is generally very hot and sunny. The hottest months are July, August and September. To have knowledge of our water resources and to avoid water wastage. process of extracting mineral components from saline (sea) water. Page 1

2 Choose the correct word suitable for each sentence to complete the following; 1) Torrents water is one of the surface water that runs during raining season especially in the Desert areas. 2) Traditional water resources include; springs and spouts, underground Water and surface water 3) Wadi Ham dam was established in the kilometers to the west Fujairah. 4) Lake Faily dam was established in 2002 in Sharjah 5) The Shuwaib dam is one of the most uniqe project of the UAE that started in August 1988 and completed in April ) The Shuwaib dam project was supervised by Sheikh Zayed. 7) Wadi Ghalfa dam is the name of the dam established in Ajman in 1982 that provides Mzairi and Masfoot with water. 8) The UAE has built about 114 dams till the year 2009 which collect a lot amount of water in lake. 9) Dams are built to provide water for domestics, Agricultural and Industrial purposes. 10) Waste Water Treatment is the water used for irrigation in the UAE. 11) Valley is a low area between hills and mountains often with rivers running through it. 12) Dams are massive barriers built across rivers and streams to confine and utilize the flow of water for human purposes. 13) Shuwaib dam is one of the projects of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan AlNahyan 14) Describe the climate of the UAE. It is generally very hot and sunny. The hottest months are July, August and September. 15) List the two water resources in the UAE. Traditional and Modern water resources 16) Why do we study water resources in the Emirates? To have knowledge of our water resources and to avoid water wastage. Page 2

3 17) What is water desalination? This is the process of extracting mineral components from saline (sea) water. 18) Modern water resources are Desalination and Waste Water Treatment 19) The first desalinated water in the UAE was found in SECTION B: Fill in the gap with the correct answer from the given choices. 1) The traditional water resources in the UAE are spring and spouts, Surface and. a) Underground water b) Desalinated water c) Waste water treatment 2) Rain water in the UAE is sparse and a) Intermittent b) Running water c) Hatta 3) Some of the cannels in the UAE the UAE are and. a) Ajman and Dams b) Hili and Gimi c) Masafi and Masfoot Page 3

4 4) Now there are more than stations that has a production capacity of one billion three hundred million liters yearly. a) 30 b) 100 c) 10 5) Underground water originates from that entered the earth. a) Rainfall b) Wells c) Dams 6) are the deep holes dogged in the ground to reach the water, rope is begin used to pull the bucket of water a) Wells b) Pits c) Dams 7) a manmade channel that goes horizontally through the rocks layers that hold water for drinking, irrigation and domestic uses. a) Dams b) Desalination c) Cannels 8) The examples of sulphurated springs are Madhad, Al-Faydiha, Al-Ghamoor and a) Khat and Al-Ghail b) Meliha and Aldore c) Madhad and Hill Page 4

5 9) In 2011, there was an increase of 4.7% in water production which is relatively a big increase, and 2014 is expected to increase in production to. a) 200 million Gallons daily b) 2000 million Gallons daily c) 400 million Gallons daily 10) UAE comes in second place in producing water after Saudi Arabia in the Middle East and. a) North Africa b) Eastern Africa c) Central Africa Section c: 1) What are the main current problems that threatens ground water in UAE? UAE has the problem of water shortage because 50% of the water used all over the country is from the ground water. 2) What is a Dam? Dams are massive barriers built across rivers and streams to confine and utilize the flow of water for human purposes. 3) Dams are classified according to its purposes, name them Detention, Storage and Diversion dams. 4) Running water runs off rapidly into the Wadis down to gravel plains permanent or temporary streams such as Gulf of Oman like Hatta, Wadi Ham and Al-Mne l Wadi. 5) Why is it important to build dams? To provide water for industrial, agricultural and domestic uses. 6) Dams can be classified according to the ground level; Surface dams and Underground dams. Page 5

6 7) Explain how desalinated water is expected to increase in Desalinated sea water is expected to increase in 2014 by 200 million Gallons daily. 8) Who is Sheikh Sultan bin Al-Qasimi? He is the Ruler of Al-Qwasimi Emirate from 1803 to 1866 and the real founder of the Al-Qwasimi in the Arabian Gulf. 9) List the four Islands of the UAE Abu Mousa Island, The Greater Tunb Al-Kobra, The Lesser Tunb Island Al-Sughra and City of Lanja in the Persian Land. 10) List the military campaigns that attacked Al Qwasim Emirates are Holland, Portugal, Iran and Britain. 11) Why is the Great Britain referred as the most brutal campaign? Because Britain, military forces attacked Ras Al-Khaimah and committed a horrible massacre. Page 6