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WorksheetsUNIT 1 - Mumbai
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
What % of all of India's international trade is carried out in Mumbai's docks?
100%
75%
25%
40%
How many universities are there in Mumbai?
100
100, 000
1
10
What is the name of the successful film industry in Mumbai?
Hollywood
Sollywood
Bollywood
Mollywood
What % of all India's industrial jobs are located in Mumbai?
10%
100%
99%
89%
Define the term 'site'
the surrounding area
the exact location where a settlement is built
Define the term 'situation'
the exact location where a settlement is built
the surrounding area
How has Mumbai's SITE enabled it to grow?
It has a naturally deep harbour and this means it is accessible to large ships
It is located on the west coast of India, so it can trade easily with Europe through the Suez Canal.
What transport link has helped Mumbai trade with Europe?
aeroplanes
trains
Suez Canal
Which country is the Suez Canal built in?
UK
USA
Spain
Egypt
Shipping goods to Europe is how many days shorter due to the Suez Canal?
15
5
200
1
Mumbai has India’s busiest international airport...
True
False
Select two TNCs that have their headquarters in Mumbai
Walt Disney
Greggs
Topshop
Microsoft
There are 1000s of people who don't have a home in Mumbai and live on the streets...
True
False
How is Mumbai well connected the rest of Mumbai (nationally)?
trains
Suez Canal
One reason why Mumbai's population has grown so rapidly is rural - urban migration. What is this?
factories shutting down
improving an area
people moving to the suburbs
people moving from the countryside to the city
What is causing rural - urban migration (moving from India's countryside to Mumbai)? (CHOOSE 2)
poor soil in rural areas - can't grow crops
too many jobs in the countryside
better jobs / education in Mumbai
no jobs in the city
What is a push factor?
negative factor that makes someone want to leave an area
positive factor that makes someone want to go to an area
What attracts people to Mumbai?
pollution
a range of jobs
overcrowding
lack of housing
What's natural increase of the population?
birth rate is higher than the death rate = population increases
birth rate is lower than the death rate = population decreases
Usually, what age are migrants who arrive in Mumbai?
1-5 years old
18-35
65+
85+
Why are people generally living longer in India now? (CHOOSE 2)
lack of employment
worse diet / poor diets
better health care
better maternity and infant care
Mumbai's economy is growing as employment is low / lots of people have jobs...
true
false
What % of Mumbai's population live in slum suburbs?
100%
22%
60%
99%
What are some of the challenges of living in Mumbai?
lots of jobs
good education
good healthcare
pollution, overcrowding, low wages
What are some of the opportunities of living in Mumbai?
pollution
polluted rivers
lack of drinking water
lots of jobs, better education and healthcare
What % of people travel by rail in Mumbai?
9%
90%
99%
4%
In some of Mumbai's slums, water only runs from the pumps for how long?
2 minutes
500 minutes
1 minute
30 minutes
The population of Mumbai is growing faster than houses can be built...
false
true
How low can rent be in the slums of Dharavi, Mumbai?
200 rupees (£2)
1000 (£10)
Which service can poor people in slums still have access to in their homes?
massages
foot rubs
satellite TV
house cleaning
How many small businesses are there in Dharavi (the largest slum in Mumbai)?
5
50
5000
5Million
With such an enormous population, there were lots of jobs in the service sector, what is this?
factories
research
farming
taxi drivers, shops, teacher etc
Why is the quality or life in Mumbai not improving as quickly as it should be?
Most Mumbai property is rent-controlled – there is a limit to how high rents can be so property owners aren’t motivated to make improvements as they won't get the money back from increased rent
the government has built lots of new housing to replace the old slums
What is a 'top-down' strategy to improve quality of life?
a small scale project, that costs a small amount of money
a large scale project, which needs huge amounts of funding
Which TWO top-down strategies to improve Mumbai's quality of life have we studied?
Mumbai monorail
Hamara Foundation
SPARC toilets
Gorai garbage site
What is a bottom-up strategy to improve Mumbai's quality of life?
small scale project which costs a small amount of money
a large scale project which costs a large amount of money
Which TWO bottom-up strategies to improve Mumbai's quality of life have we studied?
Mumbai monorail
SPARC toilets
Hamara Foundation
Gorai Garbage site
Waste at the Gorai garbage site used to be 27m deep - what has this been changed into?
a factory
a green hill to create a 19 hectare park
housing
a new, large train station
What has been installed at the Gorai Garbage site to stop methane from being released into the atmosphere?
methane capturing monsters
methane capturing rabbits
methane capturing technology
Construction of monorail began in 2009 with a deadline of 2011 - but in which year did the first section actually open?
2050
1999
2014
2018
What was another problem with the monorail?
the tickets were cheap!
it didn't go to the old town where lots of people wanted to go to
What were two BENEFITS of the SPARC toilets?
pixies cleaned them over night
they magically cleaned themselves!!
only 25 rupees - and you can use them as many times as you like
electric lights in the cubicles and separate cubicles for children
What is a potential problem with bottom-up projects such as SPARC toilets?
they help lots of people
they can only help a small amount of people
How many street children were helped to attend school through the Hamara Foundation?
27
3
350, 000
327
What else does the Hamara Foundation aim to help the street children to do?
improve their ability to speak Welsh
improve their health and job skills
What type of project was Vision Mumbai?
bottom-up strategy
top-down strategy
What did Vision Mumbai plan to do with the huge slum - Dharavi?
create more slums
demolish Dharavi
What did they plan to build to replace Dharavi?
High-rise blocks of flats
bungalows
rather than demolishing Dharavi, what did slum dwellers say they would rather Vision Mumbai did to improve living conditions?
improve the slums!
make the slums worse than they are now
