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
