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WorksheetsHCC Paper 2 Mumbai Urban issues and challenges
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 26mins
What country is Mumbai in?
Japan.
India.
Qatar.
Mexico.
What continent is Mumbai found in?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
True or False: Mumbai is the capital of India
True
False
What is urbanisation?
The process causing a greater % of people that move to cities to look for work
The process causing a lower % of elderly people to leave towns and cities
The process causing a % decline of people living in urban areas
The process causing a greater % of a population to live in towns and cities
What are the main factors that cause urbanisation?
Push factors and population growth
Natural increase and urban to rural migration
pull factors and a high death rate
Natural increase and rural to urban migration
The population of Mumbai is approximately
5 Million
103 Million
23 Million
79 Million
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 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 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
Which ONE is a push factor leading to migration from rural India to Mumbai?
Poverty
More job opportunities
Closer to family and friends
Better services
Which ONE is a pull factor leading to migration from rural India to Mumbai?
Poverty
More job opportunities
Famine
War
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
Which 2 statements show Mumbai is important internationally?
Mumbai port is the busiest and largest port in India
Many MNCs (multinational companies) have headquarters within Mumbai such as Mcdonalds, Walt Disney and KFC
Considered the financial capital of India as the city has the highest GDP in the country
Mumbai is home to Hollywood the largest film industry in Bangladesh.
What is the name of the financial heart of Mumbai. Home to the central Bank of India and other large companies. (like Canary wharf in London)
Bollywood Bowl
Kingfield
Nariman Point
Dharavi
What is the name of the successful film industry in Mumbai?
Hollywood
Sollywood
Bollywood
Mollywood
What % of all of India's international trade is carried out in Mumbai's docks?
100%
75%
25%
40%
What % of Mumbai's population live in slums?
100%
22%
60%
99%
Which one are some of the challenges of living in Mumbai?
lots of jobs
good education
good healthcare
pollution, overcrowding, low wages
Which ONE are some of the opportunities of living in Mumbai?
pollution/ crime/informal work/ education
Education/ polluted rivers and fresh water
Lack of drinking water/ free energy/ crime and education
Health/Education/Water and Work /Energy
The population of Mumbai is growing faster than houses can be built...
false
true
What is meant by the term slum?
An area of poverty
An area of homelessness
An area of high crime
An area made of temporary, illegal housing
What is the name of the slum district in Mumbai we have studied?
Dharavi
Delhi
Dubai
Darhvi
Which ONE of these are challenges of living in Dharavi?
Crime rate is very low
Dharavi is the most literate slum in India with a literacy rate of 69%
Water is limited, communal pipes turn on at 5:30am for only 2 hours
85% of people have a job in the slum and work locally
Which ONE of these are challenges of living in Dharavi?
Crime rate is very low
Dharavi is the most literate slum in India with a literacy rate of 69%
Water is limited, communal pipes turn on at 5:30am for only 2 hours
85% of people have a job in the slum and work locally
Which THREE of these are opportunities of living in Dharavi?
Crime rate is very low
Dharavi is the most literate slum in India with a literacy rate of 69%
Doctors here deal with 4,000 cases of diphtheria and typhoid daily
The annual turnover of business here is estimated to be more than£350m a year
What % of Mumbai's waste is recycled in Dharavi?
60
70
80
25
Work that is not officially recognised, with no set pay, no taxes paid, low pay and unsafe working conditions are called
casual labour
Informal jobs
poor peoples jobs
formal jobs
What is this person's job title?
Ragpicker
Street cleaner
Litter picker
Ragrunner
What does the SRA stand for (part of Vision Mumbai)
Squatters Rights Authority
Super Ragpickers Authority
Slum Rehabilitation Authority
Slim Rehousing Authority
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
Which one of these is how the SRA is an example of how urban planning is improving the quality of life for the urban poor?
Clears the slum and improves housing conditions. This means that people have a longer life expectancy.
The flats are only very small. This means that they have less space to live compared to Dharavi
The community feeling of Dharavi is broken up. This means that they have less support from each other to solve problems.
The new flats are on the outskirts of Mumbai compared to Dharavi. This means that people have longer to travel to work.
How much is the SRA development project costing to clear Dharavi
$102 billion
$201 billion
$0.2 billion
$2billion
What is an advantage of the SRA project for the Mumbai slum dwellers?
Some may not be able to afford to pay the transport costs eg bus to get to work
Safe supply of water. So no more time wasted in queues and health improved as clean water to drink and wash their hands.
This is worse than the slum because a key feature of the slums is a sense of community
People will live in even more cramped conditions and some large families may have to be broken up as they could not all live in same flat
What is this?
knock down the slum of Dharavi. Move the people to the edge of Mumbai and have blocks of flats for them to live in at a reduced rent.
This improves quality of life because people are away from hazardous materials
knock down the flats and move people to the slum in Dharavi
. If people have to pay taxes which they didn`t before the poor will be the hardest hit
What is 1 disadvantage of the SRA Mumbai for the urban poor?
This improves quality of life because people are away from hazardous materials
People no longer queue for water + their health will improve as they have clean water to drink
People are no longer in contact with waste. This improves quality of life
This is worse than the slum because a key feature of the slums is a sense of community
