We’re going to be finding out all about Dubai in this mission.
Meet Zoom…
Zoom is our friend from Birmingham Airport.
He’s always jetting off around the world – exploring some amazing places.
He’s been keeping a note of his adventures in his audio scrapbook!
Have a listen to Zoom’s Scrapbook entry all about Dubai…
Where is Dubai?
Dubai is a HUGE city in the United Arab Emirates.
The United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia.
What makes Dubai so great?
It’s a very rich city and is famous for having some of the most incredible buildings in the world. In fact, it actually has the tallest building in the world and it’s called the Burj Khalifa.
It’s hard to think that just 100 years ago it was a small town with only a few Bedouin traders.
It has loads of amazing places, here’s a few of the best…
The Burj Khalifa
This is the tallest building in the world standing at 828m. That’s over twice as tall as The Shard in London!
It also has one of the fastest elevators in the world.
The Dubai Fountain
Have you ever seen water dance?
Well The Dubai Fountain is the world’s largest choreographed fountain system!
The fountain squirts 22,000 gallons of water 150 metres into the air!
Each colourful jet sways in time to music – it’s one of the most popular shows in Dubai.
Palm Islands
These are three islands that all look a bit like palm trees.
The amazing thing about these islands is that they’re all man-made!
You can buy a house on them but you’ll need a lot of money to do that, so you better get saving if you like the look of it.
Do you know what cars the police use there?
The police force there use supercars!
They actually hold a world record for having the fastest police car, a Bugatti Veyron which they bought for £1.3 million.
Your mission is to complete this quiz…
Where is Dubai?
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Australia
What is the tallest building in the world?
- Burj Khalifa
- The Shard
- Eiffel Tower
- Empire State Building
What is the Dubai Fountain?
- A very large fountain that shoots water high into the air'
- A swimming pool
- A water slide
- A waterfall
What does Palm Jumeirah look like?
- Palm trees
- Stars
- Circles
- Hearts
What was Dubai like 100 years ago?
- A small town with a few Bedouin traders
- A huge city with skyscrapers
- A deserted island
- A farming village
What is Dubai famous for?
- Incredible buildings
- Rainforests
- Snowy mountains
- Volcanoes
How tall is the Burj Khalifa?
- 828 metres
- 500 metres
- 1000 metres
- 300 metres
What does the Dubai Fountain do with water?
- Squirts water into the air
- Plays music
- Lights up
- Dances
How many Palm Islands are there in Dubai?
- Three
- Two
- Four
- Five
What is the United Arab Emirates?
- A country in Western Asia
- A city in Europe
- An island in the Pacific
- A desert in Africa
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