Mumbai/Urbanisation Unit

Question 1

Urbanisation

Answer 1

The process of making an area more urban

Question 2

Megacities have a population over?

Answer 2

10 million

Question 3

How many megacities are there?

Answer 3

22

Question 4

What is the movement of people from the countryside to the city?

Answer 4

Rural- Urban migration

Question 5

What is a push factor?

Answer 5

Something that encourages someone to leave an area.

Question 5

Examples of push factors?

Answer 5

1. Poor wages and shortage of jobs
2. Chance of natural disasters and crop failures
3. Poor housing and low standards of living
4. Limited food production
5. Little chance to enjoy
   6, Little chance for personal progress

Question 6

What is a pull factor?

Answer 6

Something that attracts people to live there.

Question 7

Examples of Pull factors

Answer 7

1. More jobs/higher wages
2. Fewer natural disasters
3. Better housing and better quality of life
4. Better chance of services
5. More reliable sources of food.
6. Attraction of ‘bright lights’ and entertainment.
7. More opportunities and better chance of enjoying life.

Question 8

What is a shanty town?

Answer 8

A shanty town is a settlement of improvised buildings that is made of scrap materials.

Question 9

What is a squatter area?

Answer 9

A squatter area is an area often made up of immigrants, it contains buildings made up of cloth and plastic sheeting. There are no services,

Question 10

Who is most likely to live in a squatter camp?

Answer 10

Young destitute males from the countryside are the people most likely to live in a squatter camp,

Question 11

The average size of a house in a shanty town is

Answer 11

9m2

Question 12

The average number of people living in a house is

Answer 12

6-10 people

Question 13

Ways to improve life in a shanty town?

Answer 13

1. Self-help scheme
2. Redevelopment scheme
3. Navi Mumbai
4. Basic improvements to sanitation

Question 14

True or False: Water is rationed for 2 hours a day.

Answer 14

True