Why Has Mubai Grown So Rapidly?

Question 1

By how many time has Mumbai’s population grown in the last 100 years?

Answer 1

12 times

Question 2

Where was most of the growth in Mumbai?

Answer 2

The growth was not in the old island centre of Mumbai as it was already too congested

The most growth was in Mumbai’s suburbs

Question 3

What are two main reasons for population growth?

Answer 3

Rates of natural increase

National and international migration

Question 4

What was the population growth in the old city?

Answer 4

3 quarters on a million was due to natural increase

A quarter million was due to migration

Question 5

What was the population growth like in suburban areas?

Answer 5

3 quarters was because of migration

One quarter was due to natural increase

Question 6

What is a feature of megacities in a developing and emerging countries which is not in a developed countries?

Answer 6

Cheap accommodation like slums next to expensive accommodation

Question 7

Push factors to go to Mumbai

Answer 7

• difficult rural conditions making it harder to make a living
• population increase so more farmers, so a lower wage
• few services in rural India
• new farming techniques, so need fewer ppl

Question 8

Pull factors to go to Mumbai

Answer 8

• rapid economic growth has created many jobs
• education opportunities are better Mumbai
• bigger range of health care
• wages in Mumbai are higher, even for basic jobs