Jubail International School

Trimester# 1
Worksheet Topic : Final Exam Revision

Name: ______________ Date: ________

Subject: SST Grade: 8 Section: ________

Arabs: Past and Present

Exercise 1: Answer the following questions.

1. Where did first Arabs live?

The Arabian peninsula.

2. What does nomadic mean?

Living the life of a nomad; wandering.

3. What does oases mean?

They are fertile areas in the desert.

4. What did Arabs depended on?

They depended on agriculture and herding sheep, goats, and camels.

5. When did Islam spread in Arab countries?

7th century

6. How many countries are in the Arab region? List them.

The Arab region comprises 22 countries. Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq,
Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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7. How many people are in the Arab region?

About 430 million people

8. What does arid mean?

Arid means they have limited amount of water.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks:

1. Arabs were predominantly nomadic.

2. The oases served as trade centers for the caravans that transported spices, ivory, and gold
to other civilizations in the North.
3. Bedouins occupied the desert. Bedouins lived in tribes.
4. The word Arab refers to all the people or countries who language is Arabic.
5. Arab lands mainly extend from Mauritania on the Atlantic coast of Africa to the area which
includes the entire Maghrib of North Africa, also known as northwest Africa, Egypt and
Sudan, the Arabian Peninsula, Syria and Iraq.
6. Capacity building is a process that helps individuals, companies or organizations advance
their missions efficiently and effectively into the future.

Exercise 3: True/False Questions:

1. Bedouins used to spend their winter on cultivated land and migrated to the desert during
summers season. ( F ) summers on cultivated land - the desert during winter season
2. the United Arab Emirates has made intensive efforts to improve their level of
competitiveness globally. ( T )
3. Education hasn’t experienced any development in the Arab region. ( F ) Education has
experienced remarkable development in the Arab region.
4. In most Arab countries water has become a crucial natural resource. ( T )
5. In the Arab world almost 90% of the population is rural end dependent on agriculture. ( F )
50%
6. 13 out of 22 Arab countries have severe water scarcity. ( T )
7. Access to information isn’t necessary in capacity building. ( F ) it is necessary
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Exercise 4: Discuss two challenges that Arabs face today. Suggest possible
solutions that would help overcome these challenges.

Using resources in a better way, improving capacity building, having more funds to support
areas that are considered poor, and investing more in human resources to have strategic plans
for a better Arab world.

Exercise 5: Some information is missing in each statement. Add more details to

make the statement complete.
1. Today, Arab countries extend from Mauritania to Iraq.

Arab lands mainly extend from Mauritania on the Atlantic coast of Africa to the area which
includes the entire Maghrib of North Africa, also known as northwest Africa, Egypt and Sudan,
the Arabian Peninsula, Syria and Iraq.

2. Arabs in the past depended on herding sheep.

They depended on agriculture and not only herding sheep.

3. Bedouins lived in deserts.

Bedouins lived in tribes and used to spend their summers in cultivated land and migrate into
the desert during the winter season.

4. Capacity building advances missions.

It is a process that helps individuals, companies, or organizations advance their missions

efficiently and effectively into the future.

5. Many Arab governments do not meet the aspirations of people.

The region faces the challenge of forming new government systems that reflect the aspirations
of their people.

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 KSA, A Futuristic Vision
Exercise 1: Which is true of Vision 2030? Circle your choices.
1. Vision 2030 limited itself to support humanitarian themes.

2. A section of Vision 2030 worked on improving job opportunities.

3. Since remote areas need care, Vision 2030 supported them with a wireless broadband
coverage.

4. Fish farming was limited based on the studies in Vision 2030 to the production of 50,000
tons.

5. King Abdul Aziz airport was expanded years before Vision 2030 was launched.

Exercise 2: Add the missing info where needed.

The main pillars of Vision 2030 are a vibrant society, a thriving economy, and an ambitious
nation. Vision 2030 will strengthen the strategic location of the country by improving
international trade and connecting the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Exercise 3: Answer the following questions.

When was Vision 2030 launched?

It was drafted in 2016.

When was vision 2030 implemented?

The implementation began in 2018.

What is Meras?

It is a platform that links 18 government and public sector services that are needed to start your
business through online and physical One-Stop-Shop centers.

What is King Abdul Aziz Jeddah airport project?

Vision 2030 included extending the King Abdul Aziz Jeddah airport by increasing gates,
providing more job opportunities, and improving support for Hajj and Umrah passengers.

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 What is in Space?
Exercise I: Answer the following questions.

1. What is a quasar?

It is a quasi-stellar object with black holes a billion times as huge as the sun.

2. What is a satellite?

A satellite is an object that orbits or rotates around another object. It can be either natural
or human-made.

3. What are the two types of craters found on the Moon?

a. Impact Craters: They occur when an object, such as an asteroid, hits the Moon’s surface.
b. Volcanic Craters: They are formed when gases and lava explode from a volcanic hole on
the Moon’s surface.

4. Do you think exploring the Moon is a challenge? Why?

It is since many discoveries are still to be made about it and traveling to the moon is a
dangerous mission.

5. What are some of the side effects of going on a mission to outer space?

Traveling on a spaceship is dangerous and it takes a long time during which the person has
to remain in their compartment. They might lose their supplies, get sick, miss their family
members, and experience technical problems.

6. Did someone reach the Moon? When?

Several missions reached the moon. The first was Luna I in 1959; another one was Apollo 11
in 1969.

7. Who is Galileo Galilei?

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer,
sometimes described as a polymath.

8. What is NASA?

NASA is a US agency responsible for science and technology related to air and space.

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 Outer Space
Exercise I: Answer the following questions.

1. Do you think living on another planet is possible?

Based on the recent studies, life on other planets might be possible in the future.

2. What is another name for extraterrestrial life?

It is known as astrobiology or exobiology.

3. What are UFOs? Have you seen one?

They are unidentified flying objects. (The second part is based on learners’ opinions)

4. List two missions to other planets and their roles.

The spaceship Curiosity was launched to Mars in 2011. It proved that there was liquid water on
Mars around 4.2 billion years ago. Another one was the ISS which was a series of missions
launched with the Russians.

5. How do science fiction movies affect our imagination?

Movie producers tend to create strange creatures that they refer to as aliens. These seem to
have different shapes such as having one eye or very long arms and fingers. Due to that, we
think aliens exist on earth.

What is Apollo 11?

It is a mission was undertaken by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins in July 20, 1969.
Their mission was to orbit and then land on the Moon before returning to Earth. More than 500
million people witnessed its launching from Earth.

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 Types of Disasters
Exercise I: Answer the questions.

1. What is a natural disaster?

disaster is a disorder causing human, economic, material, or environmental loss over a short or
long period.

What is a technological disaster?

Technological disasters are manmade disasters that occur due to human error when trying to
control or handle anything related to technology.

What are some steps for staying safe during disasters?

Be alert for any change in the weather conditions. Listen to the radio or TV to receive the latest
information. Stay in a safe area or shelter during natural disasters.

Exercise II: Label each disaster as natural, technological, or man-made.

a. gas explosions technological

b. avalanche natural

c. mining accidents manmade

d. fires in forests manmade

e. chemical releases technological

f. tornado natural

g. war manmade

h. fire in a building manmade

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 Earth’s Resources
Exercise I: Answer the questions.

1. What is the difference between renewable and non- renewable resources?

Renewable resources are the resources that are continuously found in nature and can be
replaced or recovered. Nonrenewable are hard to be replaced once they are consumed.

2. What are the two types of Renewable resources?

a. Organic renewable: are all the resources that originate from living things, such as animals or
plants.

b. Inorganic renewable: are all the resources that originate from nonliving things, such as wind
or water.

3. What are ways that we can make use of saltwater?

Saltwater can be used to extract salt and for hydroelectricity.

4. What are the main threats to natural resources?

We should protect natural resources since they provide us with many of the basics for our life.
If people do not preserve and care for their environment, their health and life on earth will be
in danger. Humans and human activities are the main threats.

5. Why are water resources rapidly reducing?

When people do not preserve natural resources such as water, pollution and other factors
might lead to the reduction of clean water resources.

6. How can people conserve natural resources?

They can raise awareness about the topic, have the necessary laws, and use methods such as
reducing, recycling, and reusing

7. List the three sources of water.

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saltwater, groundwater, and surface water.

8. Where can Saltwater be found?

It is found in oceans and seas. It is the most abundant water resource on Earth.

9. What is the problem with Saltwater?

The problem is that humans cannot drink saltwater. The water must be desalinated before it
can be used for drinking which is expensive.

10. What is Desalination?

Desalination is the process of removing salt from saltwater

11. Where can Groundwater be found?

Groundwater is the most abundant source of freshwater. Groundwater is water which is stored
underground in aquifers. Most groundwater is accessed through wells. Groundwater can be
billions of years old.

12. What is an aquifer?

An aquifer is a hole or a crack where water is stored.

13. Where can Surface water be found?

Surface water is the water in lakes and rivers. This water is renewed through rainfall.

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