Urbanisation

Question 1

Pros and Cons of TNCs in India

Answer 1

Pros:

• Provides employment, important as 12 million join Indian workforce annually
• Government gains capital through tax/ FDI which can be used to better infrastructure like schooling, causes multiplier effect

Cons:

• Often exploits workers for low wages in poor working conditions eg, dangerous or unsanitary
• Causes major pollution (India releases the third most carbon emissions in the world)

Question 2

what is FDI and how does it work

Answer 2

Foreign direct investment

when countries trade with others through certain conditions, eg no tax

Question 3

How has the government improved quality of LIfe in india

Answer 3

in 2000 HDI was 0.495 in 2019 it was 0.645

The National Green tribunal is helping to reduce waste

in Mumbai, a new Metro system, a ban on diesel cars and regular checks on factory waste are improving the quality of the environment for the people living there.

Question 4

definition of sustainable

Answer 4

able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Question 5

sustainable transport strategies for a city in the UK

Answer 5

Manchester:
cycle tracks
dedicated bus lanes

Question 6

definition of urbanisation

Answer 6

the movement of people into developed cities

Question 7

casues of urbanisatoin

Answer 7

• Push/ pull factors

- Increased population growth

Question 8

push factor examples

Answer 8

• low employment
• war
• political reasons

Question 9

pull factor examples

Answer 9

• high quality of life
• high employment rate
• good education

Question 10

challenges for growing urban populations

Answer 10

• have to provide work
• have to make sure access to water and food is sufficient
• housing

Question 11

why are shopping malls on the outskirts of a town more popular

Answer 11

• cheaper
• car parking
• less congested than malls in cbd

Question 12

describe the burgess model

Answer 12

CBD is in the center, this is the busiest area where most people work

factories/ industries outside cbd- many work here

Working class housing- less wealthy housing

Middle class housing- wealthier people, housing

communter zone

Question 13

quality of life in mumbai

Answer 13

quite poor in most areas,

• very congested due to the high population density
• It is also very polluted.
• Accommodation is also expensive and Mumbai is home to some of the most expensive apartments in the world, so many are forced to live in slums or in the streets