Changing places

Question 1

What is Urbanisation?

Answer 1

social and economic processes whereby an increasing proportion of the population of a country or region live in urban areas.

Question 2

what is Infrastructure

Answer 2

Set of facilities and systems that serve a purpose

Question 3

What is a developing nation?

Answer 3

A lesser developed industrial area

Question 4

What is Conurbation

Answer 4

Extended urban area with several towns

Question 5

What are 5 examples of a push factors

Answer 5

Lack of jobs
lack of education
Civil war
Natural disasters
Lack of essential resources or health facilities
Poverty

Question 6

What are 5 exampled of pull factors

Answer 6

Job opportunities
Essential resources like hospitals
health facilities
Higher pay
Housing servuces (water, electricity)

Question 7

what is Mumbais population

Answer 7

20 million and increasing

Question 8

What is urbanisation like in Mumbai

Answer 8

Around 70% of India’s population live in rural areas like villages however there are many push factors like natural disasters. This internal migration increases the population density further increasing urbanisation.

Question 9

What are mumbais 4 urban challenges

Answer 9

Dense population
Poor sanitation
Pollution
Traffic congestion

Question 10

What is over urbanisation like in Mumbai

Answer 10

Over urbanisation in Mumbai is due to the push factors out or rural areas and pull factors to Mumbai increasing the desire for people to live in urban areas meaning that population density increases creating many consequences for urbanisation like poverty and poor sanitation

Question 11

What is over population like in Mumbai
provide an example

Answer 11

The removement of greenspaces to make room for people and housing as well as poor transport facilities. e.g
7.5 million people attempt to commute daily on trains resulting people sitting on the top of hanging out the sides of trains

Question 12

What is poor sanitation like in Mumbai

Answer 12

The lack of waste removal systems it pollute the waterways making it unsafe to consume
Safety hazards in terms of electricity wires

Question 13

What is pollution like in Mumbai

Answer 13

Overuse of personal vehicles results in high increase of air pollution

Question 14

What is traffic congestion like in Mumbai

Answer 14

More cars used than buses
7000 cars on the roads

Question 15

What is sustainability?

Answer 15

Meeting our own current needs while ensuring that future generations can do the same. Improving qualities (social, economic, environment)

Question 16

Three strategies to stay sustainable

Answer 16

Vertical building to save room for green spaces whilst working to accompany the increase of population
Renewable energy
Green spaces

Question 17

What is Masdar?

Answer 17

Highly liveable city that has been in development from 2016. Masdar uses renewable energy and uses multi affective systems that allows the city to function using sustainable practices.

Question 18

What are four strategies are being used by Masdar to stay sustainable

Answer 18

Uses entirely renewable sources like solar panels
The buildings and infrastructure have been designed to maximise shade and funnel the air to cool the temperature
Electric vehicles that stop if someone is infront of it (increasing safety but still efficient)
2km underground network that carries passengers in small comfortable electric cars

Question 19

what are the housing in Dharavi?

Answer 19

Informal and made by resident using materials they can find, multifunctional rooms with no windows and one shared sleeping space.
Very congested and not safely made

Question 20

Green spaces in Dharavi

Answer 20

Occasional isolated trees but little to none

Question 21

Travelling in the slums of Dharavi

Answer 21

Narrow roads and lanes and it makes it difficult for people to travel by motorised vehicles

Question 22

Schools in Dharavi

Answer 22

60 government schools and a handful of private institutions have been built.

Question 23

Facilities in Dharavi

Answer 23

Medical clinics. hospitals however quality varies between institutions. More money = better quality

Question 24

Working in Dharavi

Answer 24

Mini factories provide labour for people in dharavi and produce cheap products to be consumed in Mumbai. The working conditions are extremely poor as they work in a shared room for 16 hours a day. Safety is definitely not a priority and businesses are often unregulated.

Question 25

Where is Dharavi

Answer 25

A suburb in Mumbai