Page 74-75 Urbanisation : Mumbai , India

Question 1

Using compass directions , where is Mumbai located in India?

Answer 1

On the west coast.

Question 2

How many people live in Mumbai?

Answer 2

20 million

Question 3

What % of foreign trade pass through Mumbai’s port?

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

Mumbai is India’s ____ city.

Answer 4

Richest

Question 5

What is Mumbai home to?

Answer 5

The Bombay stock exchange + Many TNCs

Question 6

What age is the average migrant in Mumbai?

Answer 6

20 years old

Question 7

What is the main factor that contributes to Mumbai’s population growth?

Answer 7

Natural increase

Question 8

How many jobs could the Mumbai - Delhi industrial corridor potentially create?

Answer 8

3 million

Question 9

Name 2 small , informal slum businesses

Answer 9

Pottery and waste recycling

Question 10

Mumbai’s urban literacy rate is?

Answer 10

90%

Question 11

Mumbai’s rural literacy rate is?

Answer 11

71%

Question 12

Dharavi has better access to _____ than in rural areas

Answer 12

Clean , safe water

Question 13

How much does Mumbai grow per day?

Answer 13

1,500 people per day

Question 14

How many people in India live in slums?

Answer 14

9 million

Question 15

What number of people are home to Dharavi?

Answer 15

Over 1 million

Question 16

What 2 factors contribute to over 9 million people living in slums?

Answer 16

Lack of housing , high rent

Question 17

What are 2 diseases caused by poor sanitation?

Answer 17

Cholera , typhoid

Question 18

Why is the school drop out rate high?

Answer 18

Students dropout to find jobs , earn money and provide for their families

Question 18

For how long is water rationed from standpipes everyday?

Answer 18

2 hours

Question 19

What effects does limited education prove to show?

Answer 19

• Reduced wages

- Reduced skill levels

Question 21

Why is there high unemployment?

Answer 21

The rapidly increasing population exceeds the amount of jobs available

Question 22

Why are crime rates high?

Answer 22

Less jobs results in many turning to crime for money

Question 23

State the two most common crimes in Mumbai

Answer 23

• Corruption

- Bribery

Question 24

What 2 factors contribute to air and water pollution?

Answer 24

• Industrial waste

- Traffic congestion

Question 25

What 2 more factors contribute to water pollution and the stress of disease?

Answer 25

• Poor sanitation

- Waste disposal

Question 26

What does the Mumbai slum electrification project aim to provide?

Answer 26

Safe and reliable electricity to slum housing at 50% of the price
Benefitted 27,500 houses

Question 27

What does the Mumbai slum sanitation program aim to provide? When did it start? How many blocks and toilets have been so far made?

Answer 27

Provide up to 1 million toilets for slum dwellers.

• 7,000 toilets
• 350 blocks

Question 28

What does the renovation redevelopment plans aim to provide?

Answer 28

To gradually and affordably improve slum dwellers homes (standard of living) via private organisations.