Ultimate Test of Urban Case Studies

Rural migrants have flooded into Mumbai over the last 50 years swelling its population to over 21 million. Select the impoverished India state that many have travelled a long way from?

• Bihar

• Freiburg

• Maharashtra

• Sri Lanka

Mumbai is a megacity. True or false?

• True

• False

Mumbai is home to one of Asia's most famous slums called _______

What % of India's total shipping trade does Mumbai handle?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Social improvement is taking place in Mumbai. Malnutrition levels in Mumbai children have decreased from 60% of the child population to what % in the last 20 years?

• 40%

• 30%

• 15%

• 5%

What is the name of the river that flows across the north of Dharavi and is the most polluted in Mumbai

• River Nehru

• River Mithi

• River Sachin

• River Bombay

International aid and NGO funding to the tune of $1.7m are helping 26,000 slum properties connect to what?

• Sewers

• Internet

• Electricity

• Piped water

Child mortality rates (CMR) in rural India averages 90/1000 compared to __ in urban areas?

• 60

• 100

• 120

• 40

Smog and air pollution means the Air Quality Index in Mumbai is often a hazard to health. 75% of Mumbai's electricity is generated by

• Solar

• Coal

• Gas

• Nuclear

Slum dwellers in Mumbai suffer from water insecurity despite the ________ providing over 1800mm of rain to the city each year. This weather phenomenon also brings flooding in the slums and helps spread disease.