mumbai case study

Question 1

Where is Mumbai?

Answer 1

West Coast of India, next to the Arabian Sea - in the Maharashtra state

Question 2

How does Mumbai link with other countries?

Answer 2

Has a port which can go to America, Africa and other middle eastern countries
Airport links to London, America and many other European countries

Question 3

How is Mumbai important to India?

Answer 3

Wealthiest city in India, accounts for 6% of India’s GDP, largest number of TNC HQ’s in SE Asia, main Indian stock market, busiest port & airport in India

Question 4

How is Mumbai globally important?

Answer 4

40% of foreign trade, 25% of industrial production, 1 of the world’s top 10 centres of commerce in terms of global financial flow, HQ of many Indian financial institutions, large number of International companies, largest amount of foreign investment

Question 5

Why has Mumbai grown in population?

Answer 5

Urbanisation, natural increase, migration (1.97m migrated in 2001-2011)

Question 6

What is a formal economy?

Answer 6

Work done with knowledge of the government - regular wage, assured rights, wages are taxed

Question 7

What is an informal economy?

Answer 7

Work done without the official knowledge of the government - don’t pay tax, no worker’s rights

Question 8

What is the largest squatter settlement in Asia?

Answer 8

Dharavi

Question 9

What are the opportunities associated with living in Mumbai?

Answer 9

Very low crime rates, sense of community, good work ethic, 80% of plastic recycled, people walk everywhere, $1bil in products produced yearly, 15,000 factories, 85% employed, lots of development opportunities

Question 10

What are the challenges of living in Mumbai?

Answer 10

Access to basic services is limited (95% of households had lower access to clean water than the recommended amount), risks of illness and disease, low wages therefore people turn to crime, 40% of population live in poor quality housing, large volumes of waste is expensive to deal with