Mumbai

Question 1

Regional importance (3)

Answer 1

1. Contributes 40% of Maharashtra’s income
2. Provides transport for local citizens
3. The Mumbai Suburban Railway system carries more than 6.99 million commuters daily.

Question 2

National importance (3)

Answer 2

1. Has a diverse manufacturing sector and accounts for 25% of India’s industrial production.
2. Transport hub with transport links to all the major industrial cities in India.
3. Home to Bollywood- the informal name for India’s Hindi film and television industry.

Question 3

International importance (3)

Answer 3

1. Accounts for 40% of India’s foreign trade and 60% of India’s sea trade.
2. The world’s 29th largest city in the world by GDP.
3. Popular with international visitors; made $3.3 billion from visitors who stayed overnight in the city in 2015.

Question 4

Social opportunities of urban growth (2)

Answer 4

1. Runs 1000 primary and secondary schools. Literary levels are at 89.7%.
2. High community spirit: local community groups have been set up to help support one another.

Question 5

Economic opportunities of urban growth (2)

Answer 5

1. Flourishing manufacturing industry producing electronic devices, jewellery and textiles.
2. 80% of Mumbai’s waste is recycled.

Question 6

Social challenges of urban growth (3)

Answer 6

1. 95% of households have lower access to clean water than the minimum amount recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
2. 6th highest level of air pollution in India.
3. Average of one toilet per 1450 people.

Question 7

Traffic congestion

Answer 7

3500 people die on Mumbai’s railway every year.

Question 8

Healthcare (2)

Answer 8

1. Mumbai’s largest hospital, Sion Hospital, has grown from 50 beds in 1950 to over 1400 today.
2. Admits more than 6000 patients each year.

Question 9

Pollution

Answer 9

Air pollution has caused dangerously high levels of PM10, which can cause asthma, bronchitis and cancer

Question 10

Reducing unemployment and crime

Answer 10

1. Nearly a third of residents have been victims to crime.
2. Urbanisation is the main cause of unemployment (economic growth has not been fast enough to create sufficient jobs for all of the sufficient workforce).