TBSHS GCSE Geography: India case study Quiz 2

India's environmental context - select the correct statements

• India has a variety of contrasting physical environments.

• India experiences two monsoon seasons, one brings dry conditions, the other brings very wet conditions.

• Its climate varies from tropical in the south to alpine in parts of the north

• India experiences only one monsoon season, which brings very wet conditions.

Mumbai is the state capital of...

• Bihar

• Karnataka

• Maharashtra

• Goa

The most highly developed parts of a country.

• Social heartland

• The periphery

• Economic core regions

• Economic hinterland

The main locations of periphery states in India

• North and east

• North-west and east

• West and south

Mumbai is...

• The commercial, financial and entertainment capital of India.

• The political, financial and entertainment capital of India.

• The agricultural, political and financial capital of India.

Transnational corporations (TNCs) that have invested in India:

• Volkswagen

• Walt Disney

• China

• Dorrington's

The biggest infrastructure project in India's history, linking the country's political and financial capitals:

• The Bangalore-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (BMIC)

• The Kolkata-Delhi Industrial Corridor (KDIC)

• The Mumbai-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (MKIC)

• The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

Possible reasons for Bihar's low level of development:

• It has generally experienced poor governance since independence.

• It has attracted migrants from all over India

• There has been poor development of infrastructure such as power and irrigation.

• All of the statements are correct.

Evidence of Bihar's low level of development:

• Over 80% of the population is employed in agriculture.

• In 2011, Biharis made up 31% of the people migrating to Delhi.

• Bihar's literacy rate is 64%

• All of the statements are correct

Possible reasons for Mumbai's high level of development:

• It has attracted a range of economic activities in recent decades.

• It is the main destination for FDI in India.

• It is India's busiest port.

• Around 40% of the city's households are in slums.