mumbai case study

Question 1

site of mumbai

Answer 1

it is a number of islands next to a safe harbour. it is low lying and has a tropical climate (including monsoon)

Question 2

situation of mumbai

Answer 2

it is surrounded by mangrove swaps. small fishing villages are created and has good access to port and industry could thrive in the naturally deep harbour. it has links to coastal oil transportation

Question 3

connectivity of mumbai

Answer 3

naturally deep harbour. good access for container ships. good location for trade with europe as it’s on the west coast of India (suez canal accessible). good air connections

Question 4

regional access in mumbai

Answer 4

good railways connecting the outskirts of mumbai to the centre

Question 5

national access in mumbai

Answer 5

good road and rail network connects mumbai to the port and rest of the country

Question 6

global importance of mumbai

Answer 6

historically, mumbai exported cotton. strong economy, creative industries. mumbai generates more than 1/6 of india’s gdp

Question 7

rapid population growth in mumbai

Answer 7

rapid population growth since india’s independence from the british empire in 1947

Question 8

size of population in mumbai

Answer 8

12.5 million, megacities as population is over 10 million

Question 9

why was there natural increase in the population of mumbai?

Answer 9

high birth rates

Question 10

why is there natural migration in mumbai?

Answer 10

people move from rural areas to urban mumbai, for employment

Question 11

why is there international migration in mumbai?

Answer 11

migrants to work in finance and it services

Question 12

economic investment in mumbai

Answer 12

investment from foreign companies. mumbai is india’s top location for FDI

Question 13

mumbai investment has been greatest in:

Answer 13

• services
• manufacturing
• construction
• entertainment

Question 14

economic growth in mumbai

Answer 14

19th century = cotton
19th to 20th century = textiles
late 20th century = decline of factories
however has banking, globally important financial centre, many company HQ’s in mumbai, quaternary industries, ‘Bollywood’

Question 15

opportunities of living in a mega city like mumbai

Answer 15

• access to resources
• employment- manufacturing (first cotton, then cars), engineering, media, it industries
• informal sector employment: taxi drivers, hairdressers, waiters etc
• education - mumbai has 10 universities
• healthcare
• wages are higher compared to the countryside

Question 16

pattern of growth of mumbai

Answer 16

• railway developed to export cotton to britain
• textile factories in mumbai in late 19th century attracted workers from all over india
• people moved to live around the railway lines
• high population density (over 20,000 people per km2)