Summary

The UAE through its efforts developed several strategies to support its overall economic and social position and vary its national income based on a maintainable and knowledge-based economy.
The Report provides an overview of UAE Global strategic outlook in conformance with vision 2030 that seeks adapt to the millennium development goals. Based on the strategic review, UAE has developed various strategies that seek to make the country a global hub that is at par with the industrialized world.
The UAE 2030 Strategy has focused on eight key sectors one of which fostering development within as well as between the security establishment, industry, and academic institutions through formal mechanisms positioned strategically in order to have connections at multiple layers.

Key Judgments

Based on global strategic outlook of UAE, it can be judged that;

1. The UAE’s global strategic outlook for 2030 seeks to build a knowledge-based economy that is not reliant on oil reserves as its key source of revenue for GDP economy.
2. The UAE’s global strategy for 2030 seeks to develop an open and integrated economy capable of attracting investors from across the globe.
3. UAE has embarked on implementing its global strategies towards realizing vision 2030.
4. By implementing Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy, the government seeks to achieve production efficiencies through reduction in wasted time in traffic congestion besides reducing the number of deaths attributed to road accidents.
5. Production of defence vehicles and equipment’s that compete internationally.

Invasion of the Land by Plants

Questions

Why was the evolution of a vascular system critical to the invasion of the land by plants? What were the first plants to make the transition, and what were their characteristics?

Plants evolved in various ways and got various adaptations which assisted them to cope with various problems on dry land. One of the most essential adaptation was the evolution of vascular tissues which carry water as well as minerals to the leaves of the plant (Peng Xu 7). The development of the vascular system also helped in giving the plants an increased stature. The mechanical support given to the plant by the vascular system is critical in the ability of the plant to survive on land. Some of the oldest plants to develop a vascular system was the Cooksnia plant. This plant had stems that were forked into two. They did not have leaves. The algae also were some of the earliest plants to make the transition. Algae have a spore case known as sporangia. These characteristics helped them to adapt to their environment.
How might a paleontologist determine whether a fossil lower jaw containing teeth belonged to a mammal rather than a reptile?

A paleontologist studies the records of life which have been left as fossils. A paleontologist is able to differentiate the fossil lower jaw of a mammal from that of a reptile by observing the arrangement of the teeth. For instance, mammals have teeth which vary greatly in shape and size while reptiles have teeth which are more or less uniform in shape and size. Besides, in reptiles, the lower jaw has various different bones which are connected on the skull bone as well as the angular bone of the jaw. This is different in mammals as the lower jaw has only one bone and it hinges to the quadrate of the skull. By observing these characteristics, it is possible for the paleontologist to determine whether a fossil lower jaw containing teeth belonged to a mammal or reptile.