Case Study: Dharavi

Dharavi is a low income, high density settlement located in which Indian city

• New Dehli

• Mumbai

• Bengaluru

• Chennai

In roughly 2.5 square kilometers, how many people live in Dharavi?

• 100,000

• 1 million

• 250,000

• 500,000

Approximately, how may people contract an illness linked to poor sanitation DAILY in Dharavi?

• 4,000

• 5,000

• 6,000

• 10,000

Where do new arrivals to Dharavi live first before moving into the interior of the settlement?

• near drainage ditches

• on arrival, the receive a small apartment to get them started

• on the surrounding rubbish tips

• in the surrounding woodland

Which Indian state had the Potters come from about 100 years ago?

• Bihar

• Kerala

• Gujarat

• Himachal Pradesh

What is the Informal Economy?

• Economic activities that are taxed and recorded in GDP figures

• Economic activities that are taxed only

• Economic activities often associated with entertainment and tourism

• Economic activities that are not taxed and don't appear in GDP figures

How much money is made in Mr. Sheikh's factories in a year?

• US$1,000

• US$100,000

• US$ 1 billion

• US$ 1 million

What is a feature of the informal economy in Dharavi?

• High rates of income tax

• Child Labour

• Adequate health and safety measures

• Pension contributions

How many different kinds of plastic are there these days, according to Mr. Sheikh?

• 4

• 12

• 1, 000

• 400

Dharavi is due to be redeveloped. What do Geographers call this process?

• Gentrification

• Repurposing

• Redesignation

• Changing