Mumbai MTR Flashcards
What is Urbanisation?
The increase in the proportion of people in towns and cities
What are some benefits of urbanisation?
Expands human knowledge with the range of jobs Brings large groups of people together Economically develops the modern world Can help sustainability with development Cultural diversity Better quality of life Increases the employment rate Better access to services like healthcare and education.
What is exponential growth?
a pattern where the growth rate constantly increases and becomes more rapid. It often becomes steeper over time and can result in zero growth
What is a HIC?
a country with a GNI higher than $12,746
eg. Japan, UK, USA
What is a LIC?
a country with a GNI lower than $1,045
eg. Chad, Tanzania
What is an NEE
a country which has begun to experience high rates of economic development, usually with rapid industrialisation.
eg. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS)
What is GNI?
a measurement of economic activity- the total value of goods and services produced by a country, plus money earned from and paid to other countries.
What are the factors affecting the rate of urbanisation
Migration, Location, Natural increase and Economic development.
What is a world city?
a city which is important in the Global Economic System. These are the centres of government headquarters
What is a megacity?
any city with over 10 million people.
What does China plan to do to create a new megacity?
to merge cities to create a mega city of 120 million, in 2050
What is the population of Mumbai?
21,000,000
What is the GDP of Mumbai?
2,845
Why is Mumbai important internationally?
It is an ‘Alpha’ world city
It is the 4th largest city by population
Is a good trading centre
Has expensive properties
Why is Mumbai important nationally?
Wealthiest city in India
The centre of the Bollywood film industry
2 hours flight away from most Indian cities
India’s second biggest port
How much of India’s sea trade is attracted by Mumbai?
60%. It also contributes 33% of all India’s income tax
Name some TNCs in Mumbai
Bank of America
Volkswagen
Walt Disney
GSK
How much coastline does India have
156km
What is the annual minimum wage in India
689 US$
What are some examples of jobs in the informal economy
criminals, assassins, shop owners, taxi drivers, small business owners and market stall owner
What are some challenges of recycling in Dharavi?
They only earn around $1 a day
The conditions are poor and dangerous
Even dangerous waaster is recycled
The plastic is all hand-sorted- even when it is dangerous chemicals
What are some opportunities of recycling in Dharavi?
Dharavi recycle more than the UK (80%,23%)
Everything is recycled
Job opportunities
Thoroughly recycled
What percentage of people in Mumbai are in the informal economy?
over 60%
What percentage of Mumbai live in slums?
50%
What is the education difference between the richest and poorest 20% in India
26.3%
What are some environmental challenges of Mumbai?
Many slums do not have private water supplies
60% of Mumbai’s population use communal taps
Factories dump untreated waste in the Mithi river
96% of people in the Dharavi slum live in unclean conditions
Solutions to water pollution and flooding
river dredged
obstacles removed
waste discharge monitored
Solutions to air pollution
more trains
banned diesel as taxi fuel
upgraded main roads
55 new flyovers
Solutions to traffic congestion
more flexible business hours to stop rush hour
prevent travelling on train roofs
improve toilets and ventilation
special traffic camera things
Solutions to waste
over 300 community toilets built
over 5100 individual toilets
