1. UAE Population Density
1980s
Over 75% of the UAE is
made up of desert. The
remaining 25% is coastal.
During the 1980s, the people
settled along the eastern
coast where oil production
was first being extracted in
Abu Dhabi.
The population was limited
during this time due to the
harsh climate, limited
vegetation, and limited
employment.
Today 80% of people live
2. UAE Population Density
2010
The darker areas show
where more people live.
Which areas have the
highest population?
Which areas have the
lowest?
Is there a pattern to where
most people live? Why is the
case?
3. •The population
density in the United
Arab Emirates is 117
per Km2.
•The total land area
is 83,600 Km2
•86.0 % of the
population
is urban (8,402,990
people in 2019).
•Urban is the
geographical term for
city or town. Why do
so many people live
in urban areas?
4. Rub Al Khali Desert
The world's largest uninterrupted sand mass, the
Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) will blow you away
with massive expanses of awesome desert and
enormous dunes. It’s a landscape of ever-
changing endless dunes made famous by the
British explorer Wilfred Thesiger and his Emirati
and Omani companions in the 1940s and 50s.
