Environmental Science, 10th Edition (Cunningham)

Chapter 7: Human Populations

GE Exercise: Palm Island, Dubai

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- Make sure you have the Google Earth software installed and running.
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- Hit “Enter” for Google Earth to take you to the specified coordinates, then come back here and read the following overview.

Latitude/Longitude: 25.1175, 55.1458

Overview: Palm Island, Dubai, p. 136

The United Arab Emirates are among both the world's richest countries on a per capita basis, and the fastest growing. Dubai, in particular, has become a playground of the wealthy from around the world in recent years, as the country has encouraged trade and tourism. Among Dubai's few natural resources are a sandy coastline and abundant sunshine - attributes that Europeans crave in winter. This small desert country is running out of desirable places to live, so it has created artificial islands shaped like palm trees. Each frond of the tree provides space for mansions, and each has water access. These islands are one of the few human-made structures visible from space.

1
 Zoom out from the island slightly. Describe the landscape away from the shoreline.
A) Heavily forested
B) Thick green canopy
C) Sandy and arid
D) Tropical
E)Mountainous
2
What do you suppose is the primary source of water for the green spaces near the shore?
A)Underground canals
B)Frequent rain
C)Snowmelt
D)Desalinated water
E)Imported water
3
Zoom out to see the area surrounding this city. Also zoom southwest to the second palm island, which is largely under construction in the Google Earth image. Which of the following resources are involved in building a residential area as rapidly as this one is being built?
A)Water and food supplies
B)Transportation for labor and supplies
C)Imported labor for construction
D)Electricity plants
E)All of the resources listed will be involved in building this city.
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