Theme 2 - Mumbai case study

Question 1

what is the population of Mumbai?

Answer 1

it is India’s largest city and the financial capital of the country the population of Mumbai is 20.9 million

Question 2

what is Mumbai’s economy like?

Answer 2

a diverse economy with a large informal work force. has 10 percent of all factory employment in India and 40 percent of Indias foreign trade. Large unskilled work force

Question 3

what is Mumbai’s climate like?

Answer 3

winter = humid, rainfall at lowest around 30 degrees
summer = humidity, rainfall and heat increases around 34 degrees

Question 4

what is tourism like in Mumbai?

Answer 4

many tourist sites:
the gateway to India
Sanjay Ghandi national park
siddhiuinagak temple

Question 5

what is urbanisation like in Mumbai?

Answer 5

used to be a fishing village until major global ports became industrialised

Question 6

what is the Dharavi slum like in Mumbai?

Answer 6

its India’s largest slum , one million people in 1 square mile, illegal housing on low level land

Question 7

what are the conditions in the Dharavi slum like?

Answer 7

toliets on the street, lots of illness, open water pipe next to sewer pipe, dangerous heavy metals, lack of sanitation

Question 8

what are the positives of the slum in Dharavi?

Answer 8

informal shopping centres, mosques and community centres, 85 percent of people have a job, people are largely happy

Question 9

what is recycling and waste like in Dharavi?

Answer 9

80 percent of plastic gets recycled, work with dangerous conditions with toxic substances with no protective equipment which can reduce life expectancy

Question 10

what is counter urbanisation like in Mumbai?

Answer 10

decline in population over the last 20 years