Mumbai

Question 1

Mumbai is the capital of what state in India?

Answer 1

Maharashtra state

Question 2

Why is Mumbai good for foreign trade?

Answer 2

It is a coastal city, and has many routes in through airports, as well as shipping lines to the rest of the world

Question 3

Is Mumbai India’s largest city?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What might push someone away from Mumbai?

Answer 4

Wages, land prices, and living costs have risen in the area

Question 5

Suggest 3 reasons someone may move from rural regions in India to Mumbai.

Answer 5

Less reliant on harvest, plenty of job opportunies, community feel,

Question 6

What percentage of Mumbai’s population lives in streets or on the slums?

Answer 6

50 percent

Question 7

Mumbai accounts for what percentage of India’s GDP?

Answer 7

6 percent

Question 8

Name 3 job opportunities in Mumbai

Answer 8

TNC’s, textile industry, shipping industry, waste removal, informal economy

Question 9

Define the urban poor.

Answer 9

The urban poor are those who lack basic necessities for a good quality of life

Question 10

What might attract young people to Mumbai?

Answer 10

Educational opportunities, improved job prospects and improved healthcare

Question 11

Name 2 reasons a young person may want to move from a rural region to Mumbai

Answer 11

Farming has long hours and low pay, electrical and water supplies may run low in rural areas

Question 12

How many kilometres of coastline does Mumbai possess?

Answer 12

150km

Question 13

How many airports does Mumbai contain?

Answer 13

2

Question 14

What is the informal econmy?

Answer 14

This type of employment comprises work done without the official knowledge of the government and therefore without paying taxes

Question 15

Why might tourists be drawn to Dharavi slum?

Answer 15

Bustling informal economy ad vibrant community full of diversity

Question 16

How is Mumbai suited to religious residents?

Answer 16

It contains many mosques, churches and other places of worship

Question 17

What is the employment rate in Dharavi slum?

Answer 17

85 percent

Question 18

What is Dharavi?

Answer 18

Dharavi is a slum in Mumbai that houses over 1 million people

Question 19

Define the term slum.

Answer 19

a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

Question 20

Only… percent of households in Dharavi are connected to the

Answer 20

60

Question 21

Average life expentancy in Dharavi is under…

Answer 21

60 years

Question 22

What is Dharavi located between?

Answer 22

2 railway lines

Question 23

How many people live in Dharavi?

Answer 23

1.2 million

Question 24

Why are there still economic challenges in Mumbai?

Answer 24

Some still find it hard to get work, work in the informal sector is done for low pay and in poor condiions

Question 25

How many primary schools are there in Mumbai?

Answer 25

1188

Question 26

Do Mumbai have more than 50 secondary schools?

Answer 26

No, mumbai possess 49 secondary schools

Question 27

Overall how many studentd that attend primary school in mumbai do not go on to attend secobdary school?

Answer 27

450,000, which is 90 percent

Question 28

What is the population of Mumbai?

Answer 28

18 million

Question 29

Name 2 surrounding states Mumbai has more hospitals than?

Answer 29

Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat

Question 30

Why is it easier for bigger cities to provide healthcare?

Answer 30

They have better education, sanitation and housing.

Question 31

Why is typhoid rife in Dharavi?

Answer 31

Open swers and enclosed community space, lack of water supplu

Question 32

How many people die on Mumbai's trains every year?

Answer 32

6000

Question 33

There are how many lines on Mumbai's rail system?

Answer 33

4

Question 34

Why are there so many casualties on Mumbai's rail system?

Answer 34

Trains become overcrowded

Question 35

What is being done to combat the problems?

Answer 35

3 more lines are being built

Question 36

As a general rule in Mumbai, the higher you live...

Answer 36

The richer you area

Question 37

Why are high rise buildings an effective way to grow Mumbai?

Answer 37

Mumbai cannot grow sideways because of its location so must grow upwards, it provides good housing

Question 38

Name 1 positive of living in a high rise building?

Answer 38

It is very quiet and away from noise or air pollution

Question 39

Why have areas of slums been torn down?

Answer 39

To make space for shopping centres, apartments, skyscrapers and aesthetics

Question 40

In what year did authorities displace a section of Dharavi?

Answer 40

2018

Question 41

Name 5 challenges of living in Dharavi?

Answer 41

Built on illegal land. not much space, air and noise pollution, very small homes, poor sewage system

Question 42

Why are electrical shortages common in Dharavi?

Answer 42

High demand and illegal connection

Question 43

What percentage of Dharavi's population is dependent on communal toilet blocks?

Answer 43

63 percent

Question 44

What percentage of Dharavi's population is dependent on communal toilet blocks?

Answer 44

63 percent

Question 45

What is Mahim Creek in Dharavi?

Answer 45

A river used by locals for urination and chucking litter away

Question 46

What does BUG stand for?

Answer 46

Box, Underline, Glance

Question 47

Name 3 TNC's based in Mumbai?

Answer 47

Coca-Cola, American Express and Volkswagon

Question 48

What does TNC stand for?

Answer 48

Trans-national corporation

Question 49

True or False: The average wage in Dharavi is 80p a day

Answer 49

True

Question 50

True or False: All businesses in Dharavi make a huge loss?

Answer 50

False

Question 51

What is the trend of urbanisation in HIC's?

Answer 51

Urbanisation is slowing down or reversing

Question 52

Is a HIC or LIC more likely to be urbanised?

Answer 52

A HIC

Question 53

Identify the most urbanised region in the world.

Answer 53

North America

Question 54

What term describes an increase in the number of people moving from urban to rural areas?

Answer 54

Counter-urbanisation

Question 55

What causes natural increase?

Answer 55

When birth rates are higher than death rates

Question 56

Which countries are experiencing rapid urbanisation?

Answer 56

LIC's and NEE's

Question 57

What is a megacity?

Answer 57

A city with a population of over 10 million people

Question 58

What is the world’s largest megacity?

Answer 58

Tokyo

Question 59

True or false? The growth of megacities in HICs is slowing down.

Answer 59

True

Question 60

True or false? Africa’s population is predominantly rural.

Answer 60

True